Segvnda Señora Capac Mallqvima · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Segvnda Señora Capac Mallqvima
Subject: Capac Mallquima; Noble Women; Inca Empire; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies; Antisuyu
Description: This illustration depicts the second lady of the region Antisuyu in the Inca Empire. Her name was Capac Mallquima. The words ande suyo are written at the bottom of the image to identify Antisuyu as the region the image takes place in. The author explains that Capac Mallquima and her people wore limited clothing which is why she is depicted partially nude. There is a small child depicted in the bottom left-hand corner of the image looking up at Capac Mallquima as she hands him something. There is a large bird depicted in the bottom right-hand corner of the image.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20267
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_20267_OBJ.jpg