Inca Empire - Conquistadors Imprison the Inka

This image, from Poma de Ayala's chapter on the Spanish conquest and the civil wars, depicts an imprisoned Inka - "Atahualpa Inka in his prison at Cajamarca."  It is drawing 155 (on page 337) of his book, The First New Chronicle and Good Government On the History of the World and the Incas up to 1615.

Click on the image to substantially increase its size.

Credits

From Poma de Ayala's book, The First New Chronicle and Good Government On the History of the World and the Incas up to 1615, pages 387 [389].

The original manuscript - Nueva corónica y buen gobierno - is maintained by the Royal Library in Copenhagen (which is the National Library of Denmark).