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N.- Thc Ch1'011icle of Ht¿ctrnan Poma.

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before them and imploring them:

Mna

ltapallayq_ue llatancutaycho po1· amm· de clios

1·ayr.o,

" Do not one and all strip me, for God's sake!" On one side be is assaulted

by a dragon , the

co1Tegid01·,

by a lion, the

comencle1·o,

and by a rat, the

cc¿ciqt¿r prencipal,

t he chief ludian authority of the place. On tbe other side comes a jaguar, the

españoles de tambo,

the travelling Spaniards, a fox, t he

pad1·e ele le¿ clotrinc¿,

the

parson, and a cat, the clerk. The description added to the picture is :-

Estos diclws animales que no teme a dios desuella a los pob1·es yndios

este 1Te!JnO .Y no ay

?Ternedio.

"Al! these animals which do not fear God flay the poor Indians in this kingdom, and there

is no remedy."

An exceptionally honest ludian chieftain is shown, who, though no man of

means, does abstain from squeezing bis inferiors, but brings as a tribute to the

e01Tegiclo1·

only what he can afford from bis own. Humbly he beseeches: -

Cayllata smw1· con·egido1· ?'Ícuchicorwwnq1vi c!tasq1tipullctuay.

"There is only this,

señor co?ngidor,

please condescenrl to accept it."

But the

CO?Tegidor

takes it amiss :

porque no t?·ays b1tenas ,gallinas y capones y came1·os

a b1test1·o cmngidvr bos me pagares por estas.

In another picture the

co?ngido¡·

is sitting at table. His table companions

a.re

vile

mestizos

and

nwlc¿tos.

There enters an ludian of mean birth, who is

welcomed as if he were of noble origin because he is ready to make common cause

with the

co1-regido1'.

On t he arm tbe tributary ludian is lifting to the table is

written:

c¿pomwy áno noca ce¡·niscc¿yqtti,

" Give me, sino (señor), I shall serve you."

And on the arm of the

corregiclol',

who is fetching one of the glasses that are on

the table, we read :

b1·indescozes seiio1· cu1·acn,"

Touch glasses with us,

se?í1J1' ctwncc¿

As representative of these Indians of low birth who emnlate the Spaniards in

oppressious, is shown a

uau Capcha, owner of four Indians, in the .eyes of the

Spanish people a

comencle1·o,

a fellow fnll of criulinal tricks, who secretly partakes

in the enterprises of highwaymen. With bis "goat's beard," his collar, bis gaiters,

he is connterfeiting the Spaniarcl. He is fond of strong drinks, and is always

provided with jars of olcl wine,

uino anejo,

and of fresh beer,

chicha fi·escc¿.

In more than one pictme are shown the acts of oppression and violence

perpetrated by travelling Spaniarcls. They compel the Inclians to do services

without payment, bm·clen them with tbeir lnggage, ancl nse them ill when they

are breaking down ..

Priests are shown gambling with

co1ngiclo?·es,

enforcing marriages, committing

acts of violence ancl cruelty. Uncler false pretexts they imprison widows and

single girls, compel them to work for them, ancl maltreat them. A boy is t!ogged

by a parson, another even by an ludian schoolmaster, a tribntary ludian from

Lunaguana callecl Francisco de Palacios.

To this long series of complaints and pictmes of present wrongs and distress

Hnaman Poma gives in contrast a detailed description of reforms that ought to

be brought about in Pern. His icleal is a reorganization modelled on the administra–

tive methods of the empire of the Incas.

There is a long series of pictures showing

J.nclians of princely origin as

clign itaries of highest

rank, and

indigenous