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Title
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Don Andres Marques de Canete Senor de las Uillas de Argete Bizorrey el Terzero deste Rreyno
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Description
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This chapter of the book focuses on discussing the good government of post-conquest Peru that the Spanish viceroys maintain. This image depicts Don Andres, Marquis of Canete, lord of Argete, and the third viceroy of post-conquest Peru. The author describes him to be a devout Christian who governed Peru peacefully with the well-being of the indigenous peoples as a priority. He is illustrated wearing traditional Spanish/European clothing while holding a rosary in his right hand and an open book in his left hand. The caption written at the bottom of the image reads, en Lima/bizorrey 3/el marques de canete don andres hurtado de mendosa el biejo empeso a gouernar por el mes de hebrero del ano de mill y quinientos cinquenta y seys anos en tienpo del rrey felipo el segundo [in Lima/third viceroy/the Marquis of Canete, Don Andres Hurtado de Mendoza began his rule in the month of February in the year 1556 in the time of King Philip II].
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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:22543
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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_22543_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Conquest
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Viceroys
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Colonialism
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Government
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Don Andres