Guaman Poma’s hefty epistle detailed the abuses against indigenous peoples; he hoped for it to be printed in Spain.
Viceroyalty of Peru
The European baroque is reinterpreted with Andean building technology in this mission church on the old Inka road.
The Church of San Pedro Apóstol de ...
Genealogical Inka portraits like these were banned by the Spanish who feared they would inspire uprisings.
Fourteen portraits of the Inka Kings
Corpus Christi processions celebrate Christ as victor and allude to the triumph of Christianity over paganism.
Parish of San Sebastián, Procession of Corpus ...
This armed angel was a soldier of the Catholic Church’s ideological army during the Counter Reformation.
Master of Calamarca, Angel with Arquebus
Joseph plays a bit part in earlier depictions but has an important supporting role in the 16th and 17th centuries.