Francisco Hernandes Giron Dio la Batalla de Chuquinga Contra Mariscal. Fue Uencido Mariscal con mil Soldados de su Magestad, Francisco Hernandes con Trecientos Soldados · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Francisco Hernandes Giron Dio la Batalla de Chuquinga Contra Mariscal. Fue Uencido Mariscal con mil Soldados de su Magestad, Francisco Hernandes con Trecientos Soldados
Subject: Conquistadors; Conquest; Spaniards; Marshal Alonso de Alvarado; Francisco Hernandez Giron; Violence; Rebellion
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; West Indies; South America
Description: This chapter focuses on discussing the arrival of Spaniards and the Spanish conquest of Peru. Francisco Hernandez Giron, a conquistador involved in the conquest of Peru, had initiated a rebellion against the king of Spain. Marshal Alonso de Alvarado was put in charge of opposing Giron. This image depicts a battle between Francisco Hernandez Giron and Marshal Alonso de Alvarado. Alvarado and his army are depicted on the left side of the image. A caption is written on a shield on the left side of the image that reads, “mariscal con mil” [Mashal with one thousand]. A caption is written on the right side of the image that reads, “francisco hernandes/ fortaleza de los antepazados yndios, pucara/ este mato cien hombres” [Francisco Hernandez/ fortress of the Indian ancestors, in Pucara/ this one killed one hundred men].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:22470
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
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Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Conquistadors; Conquest; Spaniards; Marshal Alonso de Alvarado; Francisco Hernandez Giron; Violence; Rebellion

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