HistoryThe Vicús culture (500 BC – 500 AD)
The Vicús culture flourished in the Alto Piura between 500 BC and 500 AD, excelling in metallurgy, ceramics and complex funerary practices…
Época Prehispánica y Cultura Tumpis
The capullanas: government by Tallán women
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Los señoríos tallanes conocieron curacazgos regidos por mujeres, las capullanas, registradas con asombro por cronistas como Pedro Cieza de León y Francisco de Jerez. Gobernaban valles enteros con plena jurisdicción jurídica, civil y militar, viajaban en literas cargadas por vasallos, presidían asambleas deliberativas y concertaban alianzas conyugales a discreción. El modelo admitía la sucesión cacical por línea matrilineal, una singularidad que marcó los primeros contactos con los europeos en 1532.
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