The Discovery and Conquest of Peru

by Pedro Cieza de León

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Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasure of gold and silver being unloaded at Seville's docks in 1537, a teenaged Pedro de Cieza de Le n vowed to join the Spanish effort in the New World, become an explorer, and write what would become the earliest historical account of the conquest of Peru. Available for the first time in English, this history of Peru is based largely on interviews with Cieza's conquistador compatriates, as well as with Indian informants...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822321467

ISBN13:9780822321460

Release Date:February 1999

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:520 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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