Conquest as betrayal of reciprocal obligation
Titu Cusi frames the war as a violation of Andean reciprocity. Manco welcomed the Spaniards, fed them and gave them treasure, and each gift was answered with fresh demands and more abuse instead of the return obligation a host is owed. On this account rebellion was not treachery by a vassal but the justified response of a partner whose generosity had been turned into a tool of extraction.
