The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50,

Name: The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50,
Author: Pedro de Cieza de León

by Pedro de Cieza de León

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The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Léon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Josep Cols Canals, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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2015-04-23

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Public domain in the USA.

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America -- Early accounts to 1600 Peru -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Peru -- History -- To 1548 Indians of South America Colombia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

About the author

Pedro de Cieza de León

1518–1554

A Spanish chronicler and conquistador, he left one of the earliest and most vivid written accounts of Peru and the Andes. His work blends travel writing, eyewitness reporting, and history, making it a key source on the early colonial period in South America.

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