Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Guatem[al]a. Cacchiquel
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Accession number:
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70-102
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Record number:
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70-102-8
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JCB call number:
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B809 G918p
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Image title:
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Guatem[al]a. Cacchiquel
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Creator 1:
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José Casildo España
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Creator 1 role:
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la grabo
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Place image published:
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Guatemala
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Image date:
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[1809]
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Image function:
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plate 35; following p. 146
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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18.3 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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8.5 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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19.7 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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13.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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Spanish
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Description:
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Woman wearing a helmet holds a rope of medals with the names of ancient Mayan or Cacchiquel rulers. Includes standard with eagle. The names on the medals are Tiutemal, Eaucubravechehin, Don Kibab, Yximche, Kibab, Kibab Tanub, Tecun Uman, Chignanue hu, Sequechul, and Sinacam.
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Source Title:
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Guatemala por Fernando Septimo el dia 12 de diciembre de 1808
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Source place of publication:
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[Guatemala]
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Source date:
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[1809]
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notes:
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The rulers of the Quiché or Maya empire in Guatemala were conquered by the Spanish under Pedro de Alvarado in 1524.Ferdinand VII ascended to the Spanish throne in 1808 after his father's forced abdication. He reigned for a few months before he was made prisoner by Napoleon Bonaparte for five years. In 1813, he was restored to the throne and remained king until 1833.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Visual categories:
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Emblems (Allegorical pictures)
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1970.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Spanish America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Mayas--Kings and rulers
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Subject headings:
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Emblems--Guatemala
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