El Qvarto Inga Maita Capac Inga · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Qvarto Inga Maita Capac Inga
Subject: Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples; Mayta Capac; Inca
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: South America; West Indies; Chile; Bolivia; Peru
Description: This illustration depicts the fourth king of the Incas, Mayta Capac. He is depicted holding a shield with his left hand and a mantle in his right. He is wearing a feathered visor and appears to be going into battle by the way he is standing with his shield up. The words at the bottom of the image read “Reynó hasta la prouincia de los Charcas, Chuui, Carauayos,” which translates to “King to the province of Charcas, Chuui, Carauayos.” Charcas is a small city in modern day Bolivia and Chuui refers to the country Chile. Here, the author is demonstrating the expansion of the Inca Empire.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20177
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
Image: mta_20177_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples; Mayta Capac; Inca