Capitvlo de los Maiordomos: Maiordomos, Mineros y Trageneadores de Uino de los Corregidores y Comenderos y de Padres y Espanoles y Otros Mayordomos · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Capitvlo de los Maiordomos: Maiordomos, Mineros y Trageneadores de Uino de los Corregidores y Comenderos y de Padres y Espanoles y Otros Mayordomos
Subject: Government; Stewards; Spaniards; Colonialism; Colonization; Administrators; Indigenous Peoples; Abuse
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; West Indies
Description: This image is illustrated in a chapter that discusses and criticizes the government and society in Spanish conquered Peru. This image depicts a steward riding a horse on the left side of the image. The stewards were administrators who were usually Spanish and were hired by Spanish business owners to handle day-to-day operations. The author criticizes these officials as they would take advantage and disrespect local indigenous peoples. This image depicts the steward abusing an indigenous labourer. He is holding his hand out to grab him and his other arm is swinging his sword. The indigenous man is loading his llama up with supplies. There is a second indigenous person in front of the llama holding on to it. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, de las probincias [from the provinces].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23367
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_23367_OBJ.jpg