THE WITCH WALKS with his son Don Francisco de Ayala. He leaves the province for the city of the Kings of Lima to give an account to His Majesty. And he leaves poor, naked and walks in the middle of the night., Felipe Huaman Puma de Ayala

The author on his way to lima (self-portrait detail). From felipe guaman poma de ayala (ca. 1550-1616): el primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno (ms. Copenhagen, royal library, gks 2232), page 1105. Date: 16th century (circa 1615); 2001 (scanning). Collection: Royal Danish Library. Guaman Poma Nueva Coronica f. 1105v detail