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Quick facts for kids Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala | |
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Self-portrait of Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala, who is listening to the relationships and legends of the ancient Indians, who by their headdresses are distinguished as coming from several provinces and several ranks | |
| Born | c.Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe (c. 1535–c. 1615)1535 San Cristóbal de Suntuntu, Ayacucho |
| Died | after 1616 Lima, Peru |
| Occupation | Chronicler |
Notable work | El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno |
Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (ca. 1535 – after 1616), also known as Huamán Poma or Wamán Poma, was a Quechua nobleman known for chronicling and denouncing the ill treatment of the natives of the Andes by the Spanish after their conquest.
Today, Guamán Poma is noted for his illustrated chronicle, Nueva corónica y buen gobierno.
Biography
The son of a noble family from the central southern Peruvian province of Lucanas located in the modern day department of Ayacucho, he was a direct descen Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala - Oxford Bibliographies KAWOB