Guaman poma biography for kids

Quechua nobleman

Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala (c. 1535^[1] – after 1616), also known as Huamán Poma or Waman Poma, was a Quechua nobleman known for chronicling and denouncing the ill treatment of the natives of the Andes by the Spanish Empire after their conquest of Peru.^[2] Today, Guaman Poma is noted for his illustrated chronicle, El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno.^[3]

Biography

The son of a noble family of the indigenous (but non-Inca) Yarowilca dynasty of Guánuco in the north Peruvian cordillera, he was a direct descendant of the eminent indigenous conqueror and ruler Huaman-Chava-Ayauca Yarovilca-Huanuco.^[4] Guaman Poma was a fluent speaker of several Quechua and Aru dialects,^[5] and probably learned the Spanish language as a child or adolescent.

He went on to become literate in the language, although he did not achieve a perfect grasp of Spanish grammar.^{[ guaman poma biography for kids3 XEGAF}