Pericles in Lima: the Viceroy Manso de Velasco, the earthquake and his public image

Authors

  • Irma Barriga Calle Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3890-7180

    Docente del Departamento Académico de Humanidades, Sección Historia, de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
    a19772083@pucp.edu.pe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/revistaira.202202.005

Keywords:

Lima, José Antonio Manso de Velasco, Cristóbal Lozano, Earthquake of 1746, Painting, Wheat

Abstract

This article explores how the Viceroy Count of Superunda built an image of power in the wake of the 1746 earthquake and had painting as a magnificent ally that contributed to consolidate the absolutism of the regime. Faced with the aftermath of the disaster that befell the capital city, he had not only to restore the viceregal power, but also to reestablish the colonial pact, appealing to different converging discourses that would show him as an enlightened ruler and as a protective and magnanimous father. The strong persuasive power of painting played a key role in this. 

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Published

2022-10-30

How to Cite

Barriga Calle, I. (2022). Pericles in Lima: the Viceroy Manso de Velasco, the earthquake and his public image. Revista Del Instituto Riva-Agüero, 7(2), 131–180. https://doi.org/10.18800/revistaira.202202.005

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Artículos

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