This engraving from the Nueva corónica y buen

Artista: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

Siglo XVII · Perú

Colección: Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala

This engraving from the Nueva corónica y buen gobierno depicts a corregidor or priest beating an indigenous person with a whip, while a Spanish soldier observes. Below, another indigenous person, kneeling and covered with a cloak, submits with bowed head to the abuses. The scene illustrates the oppression.

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