copper (?) specialists
pigment (?) specialists
guardians of sacred objects/locations
feathered-cloth weavers: fine, ordinary
weavers: four classes
sandal makers: fine, ordinary
hunting noose specialists
guards for women of the Sun
oca farmers
potato farmers
coca farmers
llama keepers: two kinds
ash/lime loaf makers
aji specialists
salt specialists
maize sprout specialists
early maize specialists: two kinds
potters: fine, ordinary
orchard keepers
river (?) specialists
bridge keepers
masons
messengers
earspool makers
lead cord makers (bolas?)
colonists
agricultural workers for Inca
agricultural workers for lords
laborers on other public works: temples, roads, bad
passes, bridges, houses, corrals, buildings
portersguards for body of Topa Inca
Yupanqui150guards for weapons of Topa Inca
Yupanqui (Cuzco)10garrison in Chachapoyas 200
garrison in Quito 200
guards for body of the Inca (Cuzco) 20
feather workers 120
honey gatherers 60
weavers of tapestry cloth 400
dye makers 40
herders of Inca’s flocks 240
guards for maize fields 40
pepper cultivators 40
salt miners (varied: 40, 50, 60) 50
coca cultivators 60
hunters for royal deer hunt 40
sandal makers (Cuzco, Huánuco) 40
wood workers, products to Cuzco 40
potters, products to Huánuco 40
guards for Huánuco Pampa 68
porters carrying loads to Huánuco 80
guards for women of the Inca 40
soldiers and litter bearers 500
cultivators of Inca lands 500
makers of weapons and litters
(Cuzco)*processors of dried, salted fish *
snare makers for the hunt *
women in service to the Inca *Total 4,108* new unquantified categories
mentioned in 1562 reinspectionNote: The types of labor services provided by highland peoples appear in the first column, and the labor obligations of the
Chupachu of the north-central highlands in the second column.
Terence D’Altroy