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Title
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El Setimo Capitan Inga Maitac
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Description
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This illustration depicts the fourth captain, Maitac Inca. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. This captain was the son of Yawar Waqaq, the seventh king of the Inca Empire. This captain is depicted on the right side of the image with his fellow Inca soldiers. They are illustrated fighting enemies that are on top of a fortress on the left side of the image. The name of the fortress, pucara fortaleza, is written on one of the stones to identify the fortress. The words Andamarca y Lucana, Parinacochas, Soras, Poma Tanbos, Condes, Changas, Yungas are also written on the stone which identifies the enemies. One of the soldiers on the right side of the image is holding a small figurine of an idol which is identified as ydolo uarco.
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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:20240
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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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mta_20240_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Maitac Inca
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Inca Captains
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Inca Kings
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Inca Empire
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Yawar Waqaq
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Yahuar Huacac
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Conquest
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Fortresses
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Indigenous
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Indigenous Peoples