Don Francisco de Toldedo, Mayordomo de su Magestad, Bizorrey el Cuarto deste Rreyno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Francisco de Toldedo, Mayordomo de su Magestad, Bizorrey el Cuarto deste Rreyno
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; West Indies; South America
Description: This chapter of the book focuses on discussing the good government of post-conquest Peru that the Spanish viceroys maintained. This image depicts a standing portrait of the fourth viceroy of Peru, Don Francisco de Toledo. He is depicted wearing traditional Spanish/European clothing. There is a caption at the bottom of the image which reads, Don Francisco de Toledo gouerno desde el año de mill y quinientos setenta hasta el mes de julio del año de mill y quinientos y ochenta y uno, en tienpo del rrey Felipo el segundo [Don Francisco de Toledo governed from the year 1570 to July 1581 in the time of King Philip II]. This viceroy is well-known for creating settlements for the indigenous peoples of Peru to congregate to in order to Christianize the land.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:22667
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_22667_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Viceroys; Don Francisco de Toledo; Colonialism; Government; Conquest; Christianity