Cacique Collection

The cacique of Tabasco presents to Hernan Cortes twenty Indian and between they Dona Marina. Engraving, 1825. Colored

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans mourn the death of a cacique (chief) Date: 1737

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala, welcomed by the Cacique Gordo (Chief Gordo). Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the enconchado technique. Anonymous author

VENEZUELAN MOURNING
Venezuelan natives weep over the body of a dead cacique (ruler) Date: 1726

VENEZUELAN MAGIC
Venezuelan natives, after burning the body of a dead cacique (ruler) drink his ashes, in hope of inheriting his virtues and strength Date: 1726

DRINKING ASHES OF DEAD
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

DEATH, VENEZUELA CACIQUE
Venezuelans drink the ashes of a dead cacique (chief) after his body has been cremated (so that they may absorb his strength and wisdom) Date: 1737

Christopher Columbus exploring the West Indies
Portrait of Christopher Columbus 1, Columbuss first landing on San Salvador (Bahamas) 2, and Columbus dining with a Taino chieftain or Cacique on Hispaniola 3

Title page with vignette of Native American woman and child
Title page with vignette of Native American woman in feather headdress with small child. Copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in America

Fleet of the Cacique Aquixo
A fleet of 200 canoes lead by the Cacique Aquixo who was the Cacique of the people of the far side of the Mississippi River, greets two Spanish conquistadors by the shore

Cusco (Peru). 1576. Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Cusco (Peru). View of the city and its environs in 1576, conquered by the Spanish around 1534. Civitates Orbis Terrarum by G. Brauman and F. Hogenberg

Don Diego de Mendoza Austria Moctezuma, cacique of Tlatelolco. Grandson of Moctezuma II. (16th C). Genealogy of Diego de Mendoza Austria and Moctezuma. National Archives of Mexico

Mexico. Francisco Fray Martin de Valencia received by Hernan
Mexico. Evangelization. 16th C. Francisco Fray Martin de Valencia received by Hernan Cortes, May 12, 1524. Engraving. 1850. Color

A Mapuche Woman
Mapuche Woman chief or leader (Cacique). The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina

Conquest of Mexico. 1519. Anonimous. Table
Conquest of Mexico. Anonimous table. 1676-1700. Cortes greeted by the Cacique Gordo in Zempoala. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Conquest of Mexico (1519). Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) enterin
Conquest of Mexico (1519). Detail of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) entering Cempoal and receiving chief Gordo Quauhtlaebana who gives meat and presents to all the Spaniards

Figure of Cacique. 6th-10th c. Gold. Quimbaya art. Sculpture. SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. QUIND͏

America. Canada. Expedition of Malaspina (1789-1794). Tlupanamabu, cacique of the Nutka island. Pen and charcoal drawing by Tom᳠ Suria. Drawing. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

BRY, Theodor de (1528-1598). Columbus Landing in the Indies. 1594. Columbus meets Indians in the Guanahani Island (now San Salvador) or Hispaniola

Columbus / Crowned / Cacique
Christopher Columbus is crowned by Cacique. Date: 1492

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