Defiende del Espanol a su Hija su Padre y su Madre los Pobres Yndios · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Defiende del Espanol a su Hija su Padre y su Madre los Pobres Yndios
Subject: Spaniards; Violence; Colonialism; Colonization; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cuzco; Cusco; Lima; South America; West Indies
Description: This image depicts an indigenous mother and father attempting to protect their young daughter against the cruelty of a Spanish official. The Spaniard is depicted on the left side of the image grabbing the arm of the young indigenous girl. He is also holding up a stick which is is trying to use to beat the girl. The father is illustrated grabbing his daughter’s arm to pull her away from the Spaniard. He right hand is being held up to stop the blow of the stick. The mother is standing behind the father with tears running down her face. The indigenous family is depicted wearing traditional clothing such as unkus [tunics], ussutas [sandals] and cloaks. The Spaniard is dressed in European clothing with puffed trousers and a ruffled shirt.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23754
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_23754_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Spaniards; Violence; Colonialism; Colonization; Indigenous Peoples