La Cvarta Coia Chinbo Mama Iachi Vrma · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La Cvarta Coia Chinbo Mama Iachi Vrma
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Cusco; Cuzco; West Indies; South America; Charca; Peru
Description: This illustration depicts Mama Yachiy Urma, the fourth Coya [Queen] of the Inca Empire. She was married to the king, Mayta Capac Inca. She is depicted in the centre of the image walking with two other women. The author explains that she enjoyed going out to converse and walk with other women. The words Reyno hasta Charca is written at the bottom of the image, which translates to He reigned to Charca. This is referring to her husband, who reigned the regions up to the region of Charca.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20223
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_20223_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Mama Iachi; Coyas; Queens; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Mayta Capac Inca; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples; Mama Yachiy