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Title
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El Onze Capitan Rvmi Navi Traidor
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Description
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This illustration depicts the eleventh captain, Ruminaui. These captains were a level of Inca authority who helped lead the conquest of the Andes. The author describes him as a traitor due to his murdering of Prince Yllescas Inca, the son of Inca Emperor Huayna Capac. This image depicts his gruesome murder of the prince as he cuts open the prince’s abdomen while he is hung from his ankles. The words en quito mato ynga yllescas are written at the bottom of the image which translates to In Quito he killed Inca Yllescas.
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Image Creator
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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:20244
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Source Name
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El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
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Image
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mta_20244_OBJ.jpg