Editing Inca Empire (section)

==== The Legend of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo ====
Legend collected by the {{Lang|es|[[mestizo]]}} chronicler [[Inca Garcilaso de la Vega]] in his work ''[[Los Comentarios Reales de los Incas]]'' ({{Translation|The Royal Commentaries of the Inca}}). It narrates the adventure of a couple, [[Manco Cápac|Manco Capac]] and [[Mama Ocllo]], who were sent by the [[Inti|Sun God]] and emerged from the depths of [[Titicaca|Lake Titicaca]] (''pacarina'' ~ ''paqarina'' "sacred place of origin") and marched north. They carried a golden staff, given by the [[Inti|Sun God]]; the message was clear: in the place where the golden staff sank, they would establish a city and settle there. The staff sank at [[Huanacaure|Mount Guanacaure]] in the Acamama Valley; therefore, the couple decided to remain there and informed the inhabitants of the area that they were sent by the [[Inti|Sun God]]. They then proceeded to teach them agriculture and weaving. Thus, the Inca civilization began.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vega |first=Garcilaso de la |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iKwUzwEACAAJ |title=Royal Commentaries of the Incas, and General History of Peru |date=1966 |publisher=[[University of Texas Press]] |isbn=978-0-608-08701-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire - Creation Stories |url=https://americanindian.si.edu/inkaroad/ancestors/creationstories/children-sun.html |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=americanindian.si.edu}}</ref>