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Article: WHO'S WHO IN INCA SOCIETY.(Brief Article)
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- March 1, 2000
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The Sapa Inca or "supreme ruler" led Inca society. Advised by nobles and the auguries (predictions of the future through special signs) of priests, the Inca made all the laws and appointments to office, including selecting which of his sons was the most capable to succeed him.
The Coya was the Inca's principal wife, as well as his sister or half-sister. They were wed when he received the mascapaycha, or royal tassel. The Inca had many wives, but only a son of the Coya could become Sapa Inca.
Orejones or "Big Ears" was what Spanish conquistadors called the ethnic Incas with their large ear spools. These aristocrats provided the military and ...