20225503(en)/04 - Ritual Closure of the Inca Palace of Huánuco Pampa (Huánuco, Peru)
RITUAL CLOSURE OF THE INCA PALACE OF HUÁNUCO PAMPA (HUÁNUCO, PERU)
LA CLAUSURA RITUAL DEL PALACIO INCA DE HUÁNUCO PAMPA (HUÁNUCO, PERÚ)
Carlo José Ordóñez
Huánuco Pampa is considered one of the main establishments of Tawantinsuyu, as evidenced by its extension, urban design, and architectural characteristics that harmonize admirably with the surrounding landscape. Between 2013 and 2015, excavations were undertaken in a group of buildings in Sector IIB, called El Palacio, which revealed multiple contexts interpreted as evidence of ritual closures associated with a planned abandonment process carried out by the Inca elite. In this sense, and continuing with this proposal, this article exposes and analyzes, through the study of material remains, documentary sources and the rereading of previous excavations, the decisions and actions directed by the local ruling class in the face of the Empire's collapse. As such, it is expected to contribute to the study of the conquest perpetrated by the Spanish hosts led by Francisco Pizarro and its impact on the functioning of the Inca provincial centers.
