Escrivano de Cabildo o Rreal Nombrado o Rrezeptor Deste Rreyno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Escrivano de Cabildo o Rreal Nombrado o Rrezeptor Deste Rreyno
Subject: Magistrates; Notary; Government; Indigenous Peoples; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; South America; West Indies
Description: This image is illustrated in a chapter that discusses and criticizes the government and society in Spanish conquered Peru. This image depicts a Spanish notary sitting at a table on the left side of the image writing on a piece of paper. The piece of paper reads, “don diego de mendoza, corregidor desta prouin” [Don Diego de Mendoza, magistrate of this province]. The author criticizes these government officials as they would take financial advantage of the indigenous peoples by taking more tribute from them than required. There is an indigenous man on the right side of the image handing money to the notary. There is dialogue written by their mouths. The notary says, “paga” [pay me]. The indigenous man says, “caymi, cino” [here you have it, sir].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23363
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_23363_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Magistrates; Notary; Government; Indigenous Peoples; Colonization