El Decimo Capitan Challco Chima · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Decimo Capitan Challco Chima
Subject: Chalcochima; Inca Captains; Inca Kings; Inca Empire; Conquest; Huayna Capac; War; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies
Description: This illustration depicts the tenth captain, Chalcochima. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. This captain was the son of Huayna Capac, the king of the Inca Empire. The captain is depicted standing in front of his army on the left side of the image as he faces his enemies who are on the right side. He is holding a long staff in his right hand and his shield in his left. The places Quito, Cayanbi, Canari, Chachapoya are written at the bottom of the image in between the left leg of the captain and the leg of his enemy, which describes the regions that this captain had conquered.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20243
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_20243_OBJ.jpg