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Guaman Poma's drawing of Atahualpa held prisoner, from the Nueva coronica (1615). The closing chapters of Sarmiento's history cover the war of Huascar and Atahualpa and the Spanish capture.
Guaman Poma's drawing of Capac Raymi, the December solstice festival of the Sun, from the Nueva coronica (1615). Sarmiento describes the Inca solar cult and calendar feasts instituted at Cusco.
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's pen drawing of Manco Inca Yupanqui seated on the usno throne, from the Nueva coronica y buen gobierno (1615). Sarmiento's History of the Incas narrates Manco Inca's investiture and rebellion.
Guaman Poma's drawing of the November month of the dead, when ancestor mummies were carried in procession. Sarmiento repeatedly describes the preserved bodies and cult of the dead Inca rulers.
History of the Incas Chapter I
Sir Clements Markham (1907) - English
Division of the History
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