Capitvlo Primero de Vecitador: Christobal de Albornos, Uecitador General de la Santa Madre Yglecia, Buena Justicia · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Capitvlo Primero de Vecitador: Christobal de Albornos, Uecitador General de la Santa Madre Yglecia, Buena Justicia
Subject: Christianity; Religion; Inspectors; Witchcraft; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cuzco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies; Lima
Description: This image depicts Cristobal de Albornoz, a general inspector for the Holy Church, on the left side of the image holding a rosary and pointing to the indigenous man on the right side of the image. Cristobal de Albornoz punished indigenous peoples who practiced witchcraft and who still believed in their old gods. The author praises him for doing everything in the service of God. This image depicts Albornoz punishing an indigenous sorcerer with the help of his indigenous assistant. His assistant is holding a rope that is tied to the sorcerer’s neck and hands. Those convicted of witchcraft would be forced to wear a penitential cap on their heads and, while bound by rope, be taken to a public procession.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23626
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_23626_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Christianity; Religion; Inspectors; Witchcraft; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization

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