Alcaides: Pregonero, Verdvgo, Mayo Zanco · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Alcaides: Pregonero, Verdvgo, Mayo Zanco
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cuzco; Cusco; Lima; West Indies; South America
Description: This image depicts an old native man who performs various administrative functions in colonial Peru. He is described as the town crier as well as the executioner. He is illustrated walking with a cane in his right hand as he also holds a bag and a rosary. His left hand holds a long ceremonial staff. He is dressed in traditional clothing with an embroidered unku [tunic] and a cloak draped over his shoulders. He also has a head piece that has a flower attached to the front. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, en este rreyno [in this kingdom].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23725
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_23725_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Government; Native Officials; Executioner; Town Crier; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization