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Some evidence for homosexual behavior in ancient Peru has survived since the Spanish conquest of Peru in the form of erotic ceramics (Spanish: ''huacos eróticos''). Such pottery originated from several ancient civilizations of Peru, the most famous of these being the Moche and Chimu cultures. ==Arrival of Spanish and banning of homosexuality== Once the Spanish arrived, in the 16th century, they were astonished at the sexual practices of the natives. Viceroy Francisco de Toledo and the priests were aghast to discover that homosexuality was accepted and that the indigenous population also did not prohibit premarital sex or hold female chastity to be of any particular importance. This tolerant view of sexuality was suppressed. One of Peru's most famous colonial-era churchmen, Jesuit José de Acosta, wrote in 1590: Historian Maximo Terrazos describes how the Spanish reconciled this native sexuality with the Catholic faith:〔 However, homosexuality in Peru was decriminalised in 1837.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Where is it illegal to be gay? )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homosexual behavior in ancient Peru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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