La Onzena Coia Rava Ocllo · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La Onzena Coia Rava Ocllo
Subject: Rawa Ocllo; Coyas; Inca Queens; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Huayna Capac Inca; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies
Description: This image depicts Rawa Ocllo, the eleventh Coya [Queen] of the Inca Empire. She was married to her brother, Huayna Capac, the eleventh Inca king. The author describes her to be an incredibly beautiful woman who was charitable towards the poor and sick. She is illustrated kneeling in the centre of the image as her hair is being combed and washed by two female servants. The servant on the left side of the image is also depicted holding a fan of leaves over her head for shade. The words “Reyno Quito, Cayanbi, Guanca Bilca, Canari, Chachapoya” are written at the bottom of the image which describes the cities that this king and queen reigned over.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20231
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_20231_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Rawa Ocllo; Coyas; Inca Queens; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Huayna Capac Inca; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples