Don Carlos Monterrey Conde el Noueno Bizorrey deste Rreyno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Carlos Monterrey Conde el Noueno Bizorrey deste Rreyno
Subject: Don Carlos Count of Monterrey; Gaspar de Zúñiga; Viceroys; Government; Conquest
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Lima; West Indies; South America
Description: This image depicts a standing portrait of the ninth Spanish viceroy of Peru, Don Carlos, Count of Monterrey (his real name is Gaspar de Zúñiga). He is depicted wearing traditional European/Spanish clothing. The caption written by his feet identifies the location as it reads, “en lima” [in Lima]. The large caption at the bottom of the image reads, “el conde de monterrey don carlos gouverno desd[e] [el prin]cipio del ano de mill y seycientos y cinco hasta de mi[ll y se]ycientos y seys que murio y por su muerte gouerno l[a] audie[ncia] rreal en tienpo del rrey felipo el tersero” [the Count of Monterrey Don Carlos governed from the beginning of the year 1605 until 1606, until his death he governed the royal audience in the time of King Philip III].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:22965
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_22965_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Don Carlos Count of Monterrey; Gaspar de Zúñiga; Viceroys; Government; Conquest

Media: mta_22965_OBJ.jpg