La S[an]ta Fe Catolica y las Armas Rreales y su Corona Rreal Hinchi Todo el Mundo y Este Rreyno Sobre Todo lo Sea · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La S[an]ta Fe Catolica y las Armas Rreales y su Corona Rreal Hinchi Todo el Mundo y Este Rreyno Sobre Todo lo Sea
Subject: Christianity; Crucifix; Coat of Arms; Colonialism; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; South America; Castile; Spain
Description: The left side of the image depicts a crucifix, and the right side of the image depicts the Castilian coat of arms. The letters INRI are written above the crucifix which stands for Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum which in English translates to Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews. The author included this image to represent the influence Christianity had in Peru and how he wanted Peru to be considered as an equal partner with Spain. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, en el mundo [in the world].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23394
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_23394_OBJ.jpg