Cantor: Los Cantores de la S[an]ta Yglecia Enpedidos de Taza · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cantor: Los Cantores de la S[an]ta Yglecia Enpedidos de Taza
Subject: Singers; Choirmaster; Religion; Christianity; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; South America; West Indies
Description: This image depicts the choirmasters of rural parishes in colonial Peru. There are five indigenous men standing in front of a tall music stand that has lyrics written on it. The singer at the front of the group is illustrated holding a baton in his right hand as he points to the music sheet, and a musical instrument in his left hand. The men standing behind him are illustrated playing their musical instruments. The author explains that these choirmasters were paid a salary for their services, which was twelve pesos, six corns, and six potatoes for the year.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23620
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_23620_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Singers; Choirmaster; Religion; Christianity; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization