La imaginación heráldica en la España del siglo XVI. Las armerías de los caciques y los muebles americanos
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 2173-6030
Year of publication: 2015
Issue: 5
Pages: 233-272
Type: Article
More publications in: Historia y Genealogía
Abstract
23 coats of arms granted by the Spanish crown to the indigenous auxiliaries of the conquistadores and the descendants of the deposed aztec and inca rulers are analyzed, characterized by: 1) novel charges of autochthonous inspiration (geographical accidents, flora and fauna, constructions and products of the local industry); 2) totemic marks and badges of the native sovereigns and caciques converted into heraldic charges which adequately accomplished their previous identifying function in the new plastic context; 3) a definite preference for naturalistic representations starting from the middle years of the XVIth century.