Domination and Meeting of Cultures: Analysis of the Tool of Spanish Domination in the Andes

Dominación y Encuentro de Culturas: Análisis de la Herramienta de Dominación Española en los Andes

Abstract

This article focuses on exploring the predominant tool used by the Spanish warrior company in the Andean territories and how it interacted with indigenous cultures in the period of encounter. The objective of this research is to analyze the value of oral and written language in the transmission of knowledge and the construction of the cultural identity of indigenous peoples. The study is supported by Latin American authors and theoretical approaches that address the topic from various interdisciplinary perspectives. The research is based on qualitative methodology with a historical-cultural approach, using documentary analysis to trace the influence of cultural domination on the dissemination of knowledge. The systematic review technique is also applied to exhaustively examine relevant studies on the topic. It should be noted that the result is Spanish domination in orality, affecting indigenous community life and the connection with native deities. It is concluded that Spanish domination negatively affected indigenous oral culture in the Andean region, relegating it and decreasing its influence on society and authority. Although the written language benefited the indigenous people in academic and political spheres.