Debocion Para Sv Anima I Salvd · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Debocion Para Sv Anima I Salvd
Subject: Religion; Christianity; Devotion; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; West Indies; South America
Description: This image depicts an indigenous man kneeling on a tiled floor while looking up to an image of the Virgin Mary as he prays. He is holding a rosary in his hands as he prays. He is illustrated wearing a tunic with a pair of trousers beneath them and a cloak draped over his shoulders. The author explains that the indigenous peoples of Peru should devote themselves to daily praying for their souls, finances, and family. The caption written above the man’s head reads, “animallayquipac cauzanallayquipacuan rrezacunqui” [you must pray for your soul and for your life]. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “oración” [prayer].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23743
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_23743_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Religion; Christianity; Devotion; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization