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Title
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Relojo Q[ve] an de Tener I[ndi]os
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Description
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The author explains that all towns in Spanish colonial Peru should have a public clock so that the people can tell when it is time to worship God and keep track of working hours. The image depicts a large wood carved public clock. There is a person standing on the right side of the image ringing a bell. There is writing next to the bell which reads, doze ora, la una, descanse [pray at twelve o’clock, rest at one]. There is also writing below the numbers on the clock which reads, a de tener en todo el reyno ora [have clocks in the entire kingdom]. The caption at the bottom of the clock reads, cicuy pacha suc ora, suc yanocuy, samacuy, churi, 7 oramanta ciruinqui 5 ora, 12 oramanta 1 ora samanqui, 5 ora chici cama siruinqui [lunch time is one hour, one hour to cook, rest, from seven in the morning you will work for five hours, from twelve you will rest for one hour, from five to nine you will work].
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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:23749
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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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Subject
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Time Keeping
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Clocks
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Indigenous Peoples
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Colonialism
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Colonization
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