Andas Del Inga Pillco Ranpa · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Andas Del Inga Pillco Ranpa
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies
Description: This chapter is dedicated to discussing the Inca and his life. This image depicts the Inca king, Huayna Capac, standing as he is being carried on his litter into battle. There are four figures carrying him on his litter with two people in the front and two people in the back with the wooden posts resting on their shoulders. The Inca is illustrated wearing a helmet and carrying a sword and shield as he goes into battle. The caption at the top of the image reads Guayna Capac Ynga ua a la conquista de los Cayanbis Guanca Bilca Canari Ciccho Chachapoya Quito Lataconga [Huayna Capac Inca goes to conquer the provinces of Cayambe, Huancavilca, Canari, Ciccho, Chacapoya, Quito, Lataconga]. The caption located below the litter reads Lleuan los yndios Andamarcas y Soras Lucanas Parinacochas a la guerra y batalla de priesa lo lleuan [The Inca took soldiers from the provinces of Andamarca, Sora, Lucana and Parinacocha to do battle].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20554
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
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Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Inca; Inca Empire; Huayna Capac; Battle; War; Litter; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples

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