Virei I Contratos Consejo, Incap Rantin Capac Apo Gvaman Chava, Excelenticimo Senor, Dvqve, Segunda Persona Del Rrey Ynga y de su Magestad, Duque de Enfente y Duque de Alua · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Virei I Contratos Consejo, Incap Rantin Capac Apo Gvaman Chava, Excelenticimo Senor, Dvqve, Segunda Persona Del Rrey Ynga y de su Magestad, Duque de Enfente y Duque de Alua
Subject: Litter; Viceroy; Inca; Inca Empire; Guaman Chaua; Incap Rantin; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies
Description: This chapter discusses the system of administrative officials in the Inca Empire. This image depicts Capac Apo Guaman Chaua, the Incap Rantin [Inca’s replacement] and viceroy to the Inca king, riding on his litter to act on behalf of the Inca. The litter is being carried by four figures with two in the front and two in the rear. They are carrying the litter by supporting the wooden posts on their shoulders. The author explains that not only was Guaman Chaua the second person to the Inca, Topa Yupanqui, he was also second to the Duke of Alba in Castile. He was authorized to travel in this litter to any region of the kingdom to represent the Inca. The author also explains that he himself was the grandson of this viceroy Guaman Chaua.
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20556
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_20556_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Litter; Viceroy; Inca; Inca Empire; Guaman Chaua; Incap Rantin; Indigenous; Indigenous Peoples

Media: mta_20556_OBJ.jpg