Deziembre Capac Inti Raimi · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Deziembre Capac Inti Raimi
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; West Indies; South America
Description: This chapter is dedicated to discussing the traditions and rituals of each month during the Inca Empire. The Incas tracked the months and years through the stars and their months consisted of thirty days. This image depicts the month of December, which was dedicated to celebrating the Sun, the king of all things. Many sacrifices of gold, silver and children, all dedicated to the sun were performed throughout this month. After the sacrifices they would have a large festival. This image depicts the celebrations as a crowd gathers underneath the sun. The Inca Emperor is illustrated standing in front of the crowd looking at the sun. The people behind him are playing musical instruments. The caption at the bottom of the image reads la gran pascua solene del sol, which translates to the great Easter-like festival of the Sun.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20312
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: Months; December; Sacrifice; Sun; Gods; Capac Inti Raymi; Festivals; Celebration; Inca Empire; Inca; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples

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