El Qvinze Capitan Mallco Mvllo · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Qvinze Capitan Mallco Mvllo
Subject: Mallco Mullo; Inca Captains; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Conquest; War; Huayna Capac; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies; Condesuyo
Description: This image depicts the fifteenth captain, Mallco Mullo. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. The captain is depicted standing in the centre of the image with a long spear in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. His shield is illustrated resting on the ground by his feet. The author explains that this captain helped conquer many regions for the emperor Huayna Capac. The word “condesuyo” is written beside his left foot. Condes was a region within the Inca Empire.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20265
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_20265_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Mallco Mullo; Inca Captains; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Conquest; War; Huayna Capac; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples