Talk:Battle of Ollantaytambo

Location of the Battle
In the introductory section, I have brought J.P. Protzen and John Hemming into agreement, rather than posing them in opposition. Chapter 10 of John Hemming's "Conquest of the Incas" describes defenses of the main site ("almost certainly") thrown up by Manco Inca before the siege, but goes on to write, concurring with Protzen, that "Hernando Pizarro's men never penetrated Ollantaytambo. They reached a small plain beside the right band of the Vilcanota river, which was separated from the town by a long stretch of eleven agricultural terraces." He goes on to describe the battle as taking place at that location (the plain of Mascabamba." I have left the section titled "Battle Site" intact, because the text reads "According to Canadian explorer John Hemming, Spanish forces occupied a plain between Ollantaytambo and the Urubamba River," which is accurate, and is ambiguous as to the source of the following statement that the main Inca army was stationed on the terraces overlooking the town itself, beyond the Patacancha river. In fact, in the view of both Hemming and Protzen, the Inca army was arrayed over and around the plain of Mascabamba.

24.113.148.103 (talk) 17:45, 25 December 2016 (UTC)Adam Seward

Location of the Battle
In the introductory section, I have brought J.P. Protzen and John Hemming into agreement, rather than posing them in opposition. Chapter 10 of John Hemming's "Conquest of the Incas" describes defenses of the main site ("almost certainly") thrown up by Manco Inca before the siege, but goes on to write, concurring with Protzen, that "Hernando Pizarro's men never penetrated Ollantaytambo. They reached a small plain beside the right band of the Vilcanota river, which was separated from the town by a long stretch of eleven agricultural terraces." He goes on to describe the battle as taking place at that location (the plain of Mascabamba). I have left the section titled "Battle Site" intact, because the text reads "According to Canadian explorer John Hemming, Spanish forces occupied a plain between Ollantaytambo and the Urubamba River," which is accurate, and is ambiguous as to the source of the following statement that the main Inca army was stationed on the terraces overlooking the town itself, beyond the Patacancha river. In fact, in the view of both Hemming and Protzen, the Inca army was arrayed over and around the plain of Mascabamba.

24.113.148.103 (talk) 17:52, 25 December 2016 (UTC)Adam Seward