El Qvarto Edad De Indios, Avca Rvna · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: El Qvarto Edad De Indios, Avca Rvna
Subject: Indigenous; Indigenous Populations; Auca Runa; Colonialism; Colonization; Religion; Fortresses; Mountains
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; West Indies; South America
Description: This illustration depicts the Auca Runa people of Peru, who the author describes as a warmongering people, although still devout to God. He explains that these people strategically settled themselves in high mountainous areas in order to protect themselves in war, which is why the people on the left side of the image are pictured on a high structure. The word “aucapacharuna” is written in the centre of the image which the author explains means enemy people or war people. The word “pucara” is written on one of the stones that the Auca Runa are standing on, which translates to “fortress.” At the bottom left corner of the image, the words “en este reyno de las indias” are written, which translates to “in this kingdom of the Indians.”
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:20168
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_20168_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Indigenous; Indigenous Populations; Auca Runa; Colonialism; Colonization; Religion; Fortresses; Mountains

Media: mta_20168_OBJ.jpg