La Villa de Zana · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La Villa de Zana
Subject: Cities; Towns; Villages; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization; Spaniards; Soldiers
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Zaña; South America; West Indies
Description: This image is depicted in the author’s chapter where he discusses cities, towns, villages, and provinces in colonial South America. This image depicts the small town of Zaña, Peru. There is a small cluster of buildings which forms a square in the centre of the town. There are two soldiers holding spears walking in the town square. There is a long path outside of the city that leads in and out of the town walls. There are two soldiers depicted walking along the path. There are birds flying above the town and other animals such as dogs and cattle roaming in the open area outside the town. The author describes this town to be full of good, charitable Christians who loved one another. He also explained that they did not have much wealth in silver, gold, or fruit. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “uilla” [town].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23864
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_23864_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Cities; Towns; Villages; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization; Spaniards; Soldiers

Media: mta_23864_OBJ.jpg