Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

Guaman Poma worked as an interpreter and assistant for Spanish colonial administrators, including the visitador (inspector) Crist

Guaman Poma engaged in a lengthy legal dispute with Spanish landowners over the rights to his ancestral lands in Huamanga. He lost the case, which deepened his criticism of Spanish colonial injustice and motivated his writing.

After losing his land case, Guaman Poma was exiled from his home region of Huamanga by Spanish authorities. He traveled through the Andes, gathering information for his chronicle and witnessing the conditions of indigenous communities.

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala completed his 1,200-page illustrated manuscript 'Nueva Cor