«DE ESTE ENGAÑO DESCIENDES»: INCA CHRONICLES AND LA AURORA EN COPACABANA BY CALDERÓN
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<p>The following article deals with the discussion around the Inca that exists in the tradition of the Inca chronicles, its controversial scope regarding the origin of the ancient kings of Peru and its imprint of government, which could be char-acterized as just or tyrannical. This controversy is seen in the light of the comedy La aurora en Copacabana by Calderón, in order to analyze how the playwright inserts himself into one of the argumentative lines of the Hispanic chronicle and makes a notable effort to end the discussion from of the prerogatives of the courtly theater of the Golden Age. Finally, I compare Calderón’s strategy with other literary and pictorial manifestations that addressed the f igure of the Indian in the American viceregal period.</p>
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Ancient kings of Peru, Calderón de la Barca, Government, Inca chronicles, La aurora en Copa-cabana