«Pensando las gentes que era cristiano y ha salido diablo». Protesta y sátira contra Pedro de La Gasca en el Perú colonial a través de Alonso de Medina (1549)

Translated title of the contribution: “People thought he was a Christian but he turned out to be a devil”. Protest and satire against Pedro de La Gasca in colonial Perú through Alonso de Medina (1549)

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Abstract

The actions of Pedro de La Gasca after his victory against the rebel Gonzalo Pizarro provoked the anger of several inhabitants of the Peruvian viceroyalty who criticized an unjust distribution of grants that forgot many loyalists and rewarded several conquerors who had supported the Pizarro side. This article focuses on the writings of the soldier Alonso de Medina addressed to La Gasca to denounce this action and other facts. Medina’s work is of great interest for several reasons, not only because of the uncensored information he provides about these events and their protagonists, but also because it would constitute one of the first documented manifestations of Peruvian colonial sociopolitical satirical literature.

Translated title of the contribution“People thought he was a Christian but he turned out to be a devil”. Protest and satire against Pedro de La Gasca in colonial Perú through Alonso de Medina (1549)
Original languageSpanish
Article numbere01
JournalAnuario de Estudios Americanos
Volume81
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jun 2024

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