El Dozeno Inga Topa Cvci Gvalpa Gvascar Inga · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Dozeno Inga Topa Cvci Gvalpa Gvascar Inga
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Andamarca; South America; West Indies
Description: This illustration depicts the twelfth and final king of the Inca Empire, Topa Cusiwualpa Wascar, standing in the centre of the image. In this image, he is depicted being taken as a prisoner by his enemies. His hands are bound behind him and the two men on either side of him are holding the ropes attached to him. There are words written on his tunic which reads, Acabó de rreynar, murió en Andamarca which translates to His rule ended, he died in Andamarca. There are words written at the bottom of the image under the feet of both of his captors. These are the names of his captors, with the far-left figure being identified as Quisquis Inca and the figure on the right is identified as Challcochima Inca. The words written at the bottom which are outside the image border reads Comensó a rreynar y murió which translates to He began to rule and he died.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20188
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_20188_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Inca; Inca Empire; Inca Kings; Topa Cusiwualpa Wascar; Prisoner; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples; Empires

Media: mta_20188_OBJ.jpg