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Title
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La Gran Civdad I Cavesa y Corte Rreal de los Doze Rreys Yngas, Santiago del Cuzco en Medio del Rreyno y Obispado
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Description
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This image is depicted in the author’s chapter where he discusses cities, towns, villages, and provinces in colonial South America. This image depicts the city of Cusco, which was the capital city of Peru during the Inca Empire. The author discusses the importance of the city of Cusco as it was founded by the creator deity Viracocha in Incan mythology. The city is depicted as a large cluster of buildings that forms two main squares in the centre of the city. The author has labelled many of the buildings and churches throughout the city. Starting from the top left corner and moving from left to right until the bottom right corner, the author has identified, Cinco Urco, Pucara, Suchona, Pingolona Pata, San Cristóbal, San Blas, Uiroy Paccha, Carmica, Haucay Pata, Curi Cancha, Uatanay Mayo, Cuci Pata, Quispi Cancha, Uaca Punco, San Sebastián Cachi, Yllapa Cancha, Pinas Uaci, Cuci Cancha, Cantoc Moya, Sancay Uaci, Pomap Chupan, Belén, and Cantoc Uno. People are illustrated walking around the town squares and through the streets. The caption at the bottom of the image reads “corte del ynga” [court of the Inca].
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Image Creator
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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:24057
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Source Name
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El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
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Image
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Subject
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Cities
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Towns
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Villages
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Inca Empire
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Colonization
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Colonialism
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