Viracocha Inga VIII, mid 18th century
Description
Transcription: VIRACOCHA INGA VIII. EL vencedor fue blanco/ i Españolado quiso quese Adorase unsolo Dios quedezia estaba/ tras del Sol Hiso ley contra los adultheros, y fornicarios Vivio/ 124 años Conquisto 8 Provincias. La Coya fue Mama runtu Ca-/yan Su-/cedio su Hijo.
Translation: VIRACOCHA, THE EIGHTH INCA. The conqueror was white and Spanish-looking. He wanted only one God, which he said was behind the Sun, to be adored. He made a law against adulterers and fornicators. He lived 124 years. He conquered 8 Provinces. The Coya was Mama Runtu Cayan. 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
- mid 18th century
Language of Materials
Materials in Spanish, Nahautl, and English.
Access Restrictions
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Extent
1 page(s)
- Inca (culture or style)
- Manuscripts
- Painting
- Paintings
- Peru
- Peruvian (culture or style)
- Spanish
- Spanish (culture or style)
- Spanish (language)
- Spanish Colonial
- Spanish Colonial Manuscript Collection
- axes (weapons) -- ax (weapon)
- blue (color)
- brown (color)
- capes (outerwear) -- cape
- clouds -- cloud
- crowns (headdresses) -- crown
- feathers -- feather
- flora (plants)
- flowers (plants) -- flower
- geometric patterns -- geometric designs
- gold (color) -- golden
- grasses (plants) -- grass
- green (color) -- greenish
- kings (people) -- king
- men -- man
- mountains -- mountain
- sandals -- sandal
- sky -- skies
- standing
Repository Details
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