Chuqui Huipa

The Coya Chuqui Huipa (floruit 1532), was a princess and queen consort, Coya, of the Inca Empire by marriage to her brother, the Sapa Inca Huáscar (r 1527-1532).

Chuqui Huipa was the daughter of the Inca Huayna Capac and Rahua Ocllo, and thus the full sister of Huáscar. At the time of her father's death in 1527, she, her mother and his entire harem, was in Quito with him. Her father had willed his throne to his illegitimate son, her half brother Atahualpa, but her legitimate full brother Huáscar had the will overturned, executed his fathers’ executors, and claimed the throne for himself. He then ordered for his mother, sister and the rest of the harem to be brought to Cuzco, as he wished to follow the ancient custom to marry his sister, to even more ensure that his own blood line would be completely legitimate.

The wedding was performed with some difficulty. Her mother had initially refused to give her consent to it, which was crucial for it to take place. Her reason is reported to have been personal discontent with Huascar, and disapproval of his execution of her late husband’s executors. She is reported to have favored the illegitimate son of her spouse, Atahualpa, who had been brought up in her household, before Huascar. As the wedding was important for the succession to continue undisturbed, this presented a problem for Huáscar. Her mother was finally forced to consent, and the wedding and coronation could take place.

The relationship between queen Chuqui Huipa and Huáscar was reportedly not a happy one. Huascar viwed his brother Atauhalpa as a threat and had many people at court executed because he believed their loyalty to be faltering. Atauhalpa, who resided in a different part of the realm, had been absent from the coronation of Huascar. He did, however, send his loyalists and spokespersons with gifts and greetings to the queen and her mother in Cuzco, who received them kindly. This exposed them both to suspicions from Huascar, who assumed them to belong to the opposition and of taking sides with Atauhalpa against him. As soon as the visitors left, Huascar caused a scene by entering the queen’s audience chamber and accusing the queen’s mother of being the prime adviser of Atauhalpa, and them both of disloyalty. Both the queen and her mother denied the accusations, and Huascar was not able to prove anything against them. He did, however, had them placed under guard and spies placed around them to report of their every act.

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