In the foreground, Spanish soldiers are skinned and quartered by Indians. One of the Indians removes the organs from his victim. In the background Indians and Spaniards are fighting a battle. The print is part of a twelve-part series on the victories of Charles V. He has a separate text strip with a Latin text, Civilisation is brought to the Indians, 1530 Victories of Charles V (series title) Divi Caroli. V. imp. opt. max. victoriae, ex multis praecipuae (series title), print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher

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