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Fernando Rodríguez Mansilla
This article reconstructs the visual programme of the disappeared chapel of San Miguel de los Naturales in the church of San Agustín in Lima. Thanks to existing documentary sources, the location of the images before their destruction in the earthquake of 1687 is clarified. In this way, one of the canvases currently preserved in the convent is attributed to the painter Domingo Gil, one of the most important artists in Lima in the first half of the 17th century. A new contribution that includes a reflection on the impact and significance of these images in specific contexts and the digital reconstruction of the aforementioned space
This article analyzes the representation of the black population in Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala’s Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. Considering the critical tradition about this subject, it reflects about how the author depicts the role of black people in the colonial society and their relationship with Spaniards and natives. It highlights the satirical aspect that is revealed in the literary piece using habla de negros that Guaman Poma includes in his work.
