El Qvinto Capitan Avqvi Topa Inga Ivpanqvi · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Qvinto Capitan Avqvi Topa Inga Ivpanqvi
Subject: Auqui Topa Inca Yupanqui; Inca Captains; Inca Kings; Inca Empire; Capac Yupanqui; Conquest; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; South America; Cusco; Cuzco; West Indies
Description: This illustration depicts the fourth captain, Auqui Topa Inca Yupanqui. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. This captain was the son of Capac Yupanqui, the fifth king of the Inca Empire. This image depicts the captain kneeling on the right side of the image as he presents a decapitated head of an enemy to his father. The king is depicted standing on the left side of the image looking down at his son as he holds a staff in one hand and pointing to the decapitated head with the other. His name is written beside his head to identify him. The words “hasta quichiua aymara” are written below the king’s feet, which translates to “until Quechua Aymara.” This refers to the captain’s conquest of the provinces of the Quechua and Aymara speaking people.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20238
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: Auqui Topa Inca Yupanqui; Inca Captains; Inca Kings; Inca Empire; Capac Yupanqui; Conquest; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples

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