El Inca a la sombra de Al-Andalus

Abstract

Some authors have related the life and work of Inca Garcilaso with the Andalusian world. The marks are definitely visible; however, in this paper the author objects to recent readings that interpret the marginal position of the mestizo as a motive for rapprochement and understanding toward Moriscos and Jews, the defeated of Al-Andalus. The author shows that, on the contrary, the Inca assumed the mentality of his medium, underlined his and his ancestors’ role in the struggle against the Moriscos, and was hostile to any attempt at assimilating Indians with these groups, and possibly for this reason he rarely mentioned them.