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  CONTEMPORARY 
  QTJECHUA 
  — 
  MISHKIN 
  447 
  

  

  grown 
  up. 
  The 
  older 
  men, 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  "brujos," 
  or 
  curers, 
  repre- 
  

   sent 
  the 
  genuine 
  leadership 
  of 
  the 
  community. 
  They 
  determine 
  what 
  

   group 
  actions 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  best 
  interests 
  of 
  the 
  community. 
  Quietly, 
  

   they 
  will 
  settle 
  quarrels 
  among 
  the 
  inhabitants. 
  Men 
  who 
  have 
  lost 
  

   their 
  land 
  or 
  are 
  in 
  trouble 
  with 
  district 
  authorities 
  will 
  turn 
  to 
  them 
  

   for 
  advice. 
  Thieves 
  and 
  strangers 
  are 
  stringently 
  dealt 
  with 
  by 
  these 
  

   capable 
  and 
  highly 
  respected 
  elders. 
  Nor 
  does 
  the 
  alcalde 
  ever 
  inter- 
  

   fere 
  with 
  their 
  functioning, 
  but 
  rather 
  bows 
  in 
  deference 
  to 
  their 
  

   wishes. 
  

  

  A 
  variant 
  of 
  the 
  political 
  organization 
  described 
  above 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  found 
  

   in 
  the 
  community 
  of 
  Qqueros, 
  situated 
  about 
  50 
  miles 
  (80 
  km.) 
  east 
  

   of 
  the 
  village 
  of 
  Paucartambo, 
  Department 
  of 
  Cuzco. 
  Qqueros 
  is 
  

   completely 
  isolated; 
  a 
  few 
  llama 
  trails 
  lead 
  to 
  roads 
  connecting 
  it 
  

   with 
  the 
  outside 
  world. 
  The 
  altitude 
  and 
  distance 
  from 
  populated 
  

   centers 
  make 
  it 
  almost 
  inaccessible. 
  The 
  community 
  consists 
  of 
  

   some 
  40 
  families 
  distributed 
  among 
  half 
  a 
  dozen 
  haciendas. 
  At 
  the 
  

   top 
  of 
  the 
  camachicocc, 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  name 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  official 
  hier- 
  

   archy, 
  is 
  the 
  mand6n, 
  also 
  called 
  here 
  Inca 
  Kkepacc 
  or 
  Inca 
  Segunda. 
  

   He 
  is 
  appointed 
  by 
  the 
  hacendado, 
  and 
  his 
  main 
  function 
  is 
  trans- 
  

   mitting 
  the 
  orders 
  of 
  the 
  landlord. 
  He 
  also 
  supervises 
  the 
  other 
  

   officers 
  with 
  regard 
  to 
  the 
  execution 
  of 
  these 
  orders. 
  The 
  alcalde, 
  

   or 
  Inca 
  Justicia, 
  is 
  the 
  real 
  leader 
  of 
  the 
  Indian 
  community. 
  He 
  is 
  

   elected 
  to 
  hold 
  office 
  for 
  1 
  year 
  by 
  the 
  consejo 
  de 
  los 
  yuyacc, 
  the 
  

   council 
  of 
  old 
  men. 
  The 
  alcalde 
  in 
  Qqueros 
  is 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  main- 
  

   taining 
  law 
  and 
  order, 
  heads 
  the 
  administration 
  of 
  justice, 
  presides 
  

   over 
  the 
  agricultural 
  labors 
  and 
  the 
  faenas, 
  is 
  responsible 
  for 
  com- 
  

   bating 
  plant 
  diseases 
  and 
  for 
  dealing 
  with 
  pumas 
  that 
  attack 
  the 
  

   herds. 
  The 
  alcalde 
  also 
  presides 
  over 
  the 
  fiestas, 
  sitting 
  at 
  the 
  place 
  

   of 
  honor 
  in 
  the 
  company 
  of 
  the 
  mand6n, 
  the 
  capillayocc, 
  the 
  kkollana, 
  

   and 
  the 
  regidores. 
  To 
  qualify 
  for 
  office, 
  the 
  alcalde 
  must 
  have 
  served 
  

   previously 
  as 
  alguacil, 
  regidor, 
  and 
  kkollana. 
  He 
  must 
  be 
  legitimately 
  

   married. 
  

  

  The 
  regidores, 
  who 
  number 
  one 
  to 
  three, 
  are 
  named 
  by 
  the 
  alcalde 
  

   when 
  he 
  takes 
  office. 
  The 
  council 
  must 
  approve 
  these 
  appointments. 
  

   The 
  alguaciles 
  are 
  here 
  comparable 
  to 
  the 
  regidores 
  of 
  other 
  com- 
  

   munities. 
  They 
  are 
  young 
  men 
  who 
  act 
  as 
  messengers, 
  police, 
  etc. 
  

   They 
  are 
  also 
  appointed 
  by 
  the 
  alcalde. 
  

  

  The 
  capillayocc, 
  or 
  fiscal, 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  posts 
  in 
  the 
  

   community. 
  The 
  occupant, 
  usually 
  the 
  oldest 
  man 
  in 
  Qqueros, 
  is 
  in 
  

   charge 
  of 
  all 
  religious 
  matters. 
  He 
  must 
  be 
  an 
  expert 
  in 
  Christian 
  

   as 
  well 
  as 
  pagan 
  ritual. 
  In 
  practically 
  all 
  cases, 
  the 
  capillayocc 
  is 
  

   a 
  well-known 
  sorcerer 
  and 
  diviner. 
  

  

  Another 
  religious 
  dignitary 
  who 
  has 
  status 
  as 
  an 
  officer 
  of 
  the 
  com- 
  

   munity 
  is 
  the 
  kkollana, 
  mayordomo 
  of 
  the 
  fiesta 
  of 
  Kkorpay. 
  He 
  is 
  

   considered 
  the 
  great 
  benefactor 
  of 
  the 
  people 
  of 
  his 
  community. 
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