THE FIRST NEW CHRONICLE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT COMPOSED BY Don Phelipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, lord and prince Holy Catholic Royal Majesty Your Holiness Ayala, prince THE KINGDOM OF THE INDIES five hundred ninety seven leaves -5979 folios One hundred forty six sheets -146 [8 pages per sheet equals a total of n68 pages, first estimate]
quemen las yrisbela you kos - story ELPRIMERC VIVEVA. COROLICA - IBVE GOBIERNO. COLIPVESTO POR.DONPHELIPE.GVA MANI.POMA.DEAIALASIR SVSTIDAD G.P. AIALA "principo ELREINO DELASILIDIAS Hello youque " > grote , urgos - 14 4. THE FIRST NEW CHRONICLE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT [o] Title page, drawing I. The First New Chronicle and Good Government, com- posed by Don Phelipe Guaman Poma de Ayala E THE FIRST NEW CHRONICLE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT OF THIS KINGDOM, A BOOK WRITTEN AND GIVEN A TITLE BY PHELIPE GUAMAN POMA DE AYALA This chronicle is very useful and beneficial; it will improve the life of Chris- tians and pagans, help the Indians confess, improve their lives, correct their errors, idolatries and help the priests know how to take the confessions of the Indians. It will help the encomenderos or grantees of Indians, district officials, priests, curates of Indian parishes, miners, major caciques, lesser Indian chiefs, common Indians, Spaniards and common people.1 It is useful for the judicial process of residencies or judicial process and the general inspections of the tributary Indians and the general inspection of the Holy Mother Church, to learn new things, curb the souls and consciences of Christians. God warns us in the Divine Scriptures through the words of the Holy Prophet Jeremiah that we should do penitence and change to the Chris- tian life; the prophet King David tells us in the psalm, "Domine Deus salutis meae" [Lord God of my salvation, Psalms 87:88] where he puts fear in us [about] abandonment by God, severe punishments that he will send us every .day. The precursor Saint John the Baptist brought the warnings, whipping and punishments of God so that we would be curbed and reformed in this world.2 [2] Page 2, drawing 2. Holy Trinity: Inri [3] Holy Trinity God the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, one True God who created and re- deemed men and the world and his mother, the Virgin Mary, and all the saints and angels of Heaven. Amen. Give me strength to write and take note of good examples. Let all good Christians learn, spread seed and plant so that it will produce good fruit and o. Drawing 1. Guaman Poma, "the author Ayala," kneeling alongside the king of Spain, before the Pope 3
COROMICA THE FIRST NEW CHRONICLE AND GOOD GOVERNMENT seed for the service of God Our Lord, and that sinners will refrain from evil, curb their tongues, hearts, souls and consciences. Let the Holy Spirit en- lighten those who read it. Let all be advised, learn and understand that there is One True God, the Holy Trinity in Heaven and on this earth, True God. [4] Most Holy Father