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there still remained unconquered by the mighty

l\ifanco .Capac chiefs and tribes as powerful as

tbe governing element itself, and with the end

of consolidation there followed confederations

and pacific allianC!e:s, either through concessions

or marriage, which enabled the Incas to assert the

control which they had acquired through their

frequent aggressive wars. The rulers in power

during this · formative period began with the

re.noV\rned Manco Oapac :and terminated with

Huíracocha.

Traditions.

There are two popular traditions concerning

the origin oE t

Incas; one, ·w ich relates the

appearance

Man00

Capac ran,d Mama-Occllo

upon an island of Lake 'Titicaoa; the other the

legend of

:;.-A~a

brot ers.

T·

e 1e.g·end of Man–

co Oapac a:l eges that Manco Oapa.c and Mama–

Occllo were sent to earth by the Sun, the

ather of

mankind; they bore a golden staff and were

instructed by the Sun, to found the capital of

their e,mpire

-w

herever this

rod shouJd

sink. J ourneying by way of Pacaritambo, lying

ejght leagueis to the south of Cuzco, the legendary

pair wandered about casting the ·marvelous

scepter in all directions until at last

sank in

H·uanacuari hill, two leagues southeast of

Cuzco. Apparently this tradition symbolizes the

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