Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba

Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba was a state in Central Andean Highlands (South America) that lasted from 1537 to 1572 CE, about 35 years. Its people spoke Quechuan languages (Inca, Quechua).

Inca kingdom in the jungle mountains founded by Manco Inca after his siege of Cusco failed. The Spanish captured the last ruler, Tupac Amaru, and beheaded him in Cusco in 1572.

See Neo-Inca State of Vilcabamba on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1537 to 1572 CE

Duration

35 years

Type

State

Region

Central Andean Highlands, South America

Language family

Quechuan

Capital

Vilcabamba

Came from

• Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu) 1438 to 1533 CE

Events in South America during its time

• 1542 Orellana descends the Amazon
• 1545 Silver found at Potosí
• 1572 Execution of Tupac Amaru

Neighbours in South America

• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE
• Captaincy General of Chile 1541 to 1818 CE
• Charcas (Upper Peru) 1559 to 1825 CE
• Real Audiencia of Quito 1563 to 1822 CE
• Governorate of the Río de la Plata 1536 to 1776 CE
• Province of Venezuela 1546 to 1777 CE
• New Kingdom of Granada 1538 to 1717 CE
• Klein-Venedig (Welser Venezuela) 1528 to 1546 CE
• France Antarctique 1555 to 1567 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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