Administradores: Tineente I Protetor, Capac Apo Suyoyoccona · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Administradores: Tineente I Protetor, Capac Apo Suyoyoccona
Subject: Government; Native Officials; Administrators; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; Lima; West Indies; South America
Description: This image depicts the author of the book, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, standing in front of a door as he inserts a key into the lock with his left hand while he holds a book with his right. There is a container of ink with a feathered plum resting on a book at the bottom of the image. The author explains that he was an administrator protector and lieutenant general of his province in Lucanas and Soras and was responsible for the well-fare of the people in his province and ensuring the community was well fed and supplied. The caption below the window in the top right corner of the image reads, “depocito de la comunidad y sapci” [deposit of the community]. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “en este rreyno” [in this kingdom].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23727
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_23727_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Government; Native Officials; Administrators; Indigenous Peoples; Colonialism; Colonization

Media: mta_23727_OBJ.jpg