Went to the theatre the other day and saw this play about the Conquistador’s and their quest for Inca gold in Peru. It follows the story of Francisco Pizarro as he leads his two hundred men into Inca territory. It explores themes such as the friendship between Pizarro and the Inca King/God Atahuallpa which is both distrustful and inquisitive but ultimately tragic. It explores the clash of religions that shows Christianity as both arrogant and brutal, whereas the Inca’s religion is portrayed as humane and giving where everyone is equal, apart from the King (a touch of communism perhaps).
As a play to watch it is much more interesting if you have some knowledge of this subject beforehand. The second half is the more exciting with the first half setting the scene to the story that blossoms later. The stand out quote that I took was from the narrator, Old Martin, “So fell Peru, We gave her greed, hunger and the cross, three gifts for the civilised life.” Now that’s a nice achievement!
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