El Treze Capitan Capac Apo Ninarva · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Treze Capitan Capac Apo Ninarva
Subject: Capac Apo Ninarua; Inca Captains; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Conquest; Huayna Capac; War; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; West Indies; Quito; Ecuador
Description: This illustration depicts the thirteenth captain, Capac Apo Ninarua. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. He is depicted holding a bow in his left hand and drawing an arrow with his right hand and depicted wearing a unique outfit. His shield is illustrated resting on the ground by his feet. The author explains that this captain aided the emperor Huayna Capac in conquering Quito.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20263
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_20263_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Capac Apo Ninarua; Inca Captains; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Conquest; Huayna Capac; War; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples