Maytacapac Inga IIII, mid 18th century
Description
Transcription: MAYTACAPAC INGA IIII. Elmelancolico Conquisto los char/cas asta el famozo Cerro de Potosi. Hiso el celebre Puente de Apuri/mac parasus Conquistas. Tuvo 50 Hijos Vivio 120 Años la Co-/ya su Muger Mama Chinvo Yachi Vrma. succedio su Hijo.
Translation: MAYTACAPAC, THE FOURTH INCA. The melancholy one Conquered Charcas as far as the famous Mountain of Potosi. He made the celebrated Bridge of the Apurímac for his Conquests. He had 50 Children. He lived 120 Years. The Coya, his Wife was Mama Chinvo Yachi Vrma. His Son succeeded him.
Transcription and translation by Monica Barnes, "The Gilcrease Inca Portraits and the Historical Tradition of Guaman Poma de Ayala," Bonner Amerikanistische Studien, 1994.
Dates
- Creation: mid 18th century
Language of Materials
Materials in Spanish, Nahautl, and English.
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Full Extent
1 page(s)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Animalia (kingdom) -- animals -- animal
- manuscripts
- Painting
- paintings
- axes (weapons) -- ax (weapon)
- blue (color)
- brown (color)
- capes (outerwear) -- cape
- clouds -- cloud
- crowns (headdresses) -- crown
- feathers -- feather
- flowers (plants) -- flower
- geometric patterns -- geometric designs
- gold (color) -- golden
- grasses (plants) -- grass
- green (color) -- greenish
- kings (people) -- king
- men -- man
- red (color)
- sandals -- sandal
- teal (color)
- trees -- tree
- white (color)
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Style / Period
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Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository