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The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Pedro De Cieza De Leon
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Description for The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
Paperback. Presents the history of Peru that is based largely on interviews with Pedro de Cieza de Leun's conquistador compatriots, as well as with Indian informants knowledgeable of the Incan past. Translator(s): Cook, Alexandra Parma; Cook, Noble David. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 figures, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLSR; DNF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
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 León 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 knowledgeable of the Incan past.
Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook present this recently discovered third book of a ... Read more
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 León 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 knowledgeable of the Incan past.
Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook present this recently discovered third book of a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
Series
Latin America in Translation
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822321460
SKU
V9780822321460
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About Pedro De Cieza De Leon
Pedro de Cieza de León (c. 1518–1555) was a soldier in Spain’s royal forces who recorded that country’s conquest of Peru. Alexandra Parma Cook, an independent scholar, and Noble David Cook, Professor of History at Florida International University, are co-authors of Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic Bigamy, also published by Duke University Press. ... Read more
Reviews for The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
“Even those outside the specialty of Peruvian history will welcome the publication of this translation, as it provides a window into the conquest era written by a Spaniard who was both conscientious about the material and a shrewd observer.”—Susan Ramirez, DePaul University “This volume contains a wealth of detail about the conquest of Peru, revealing both the insights of a ... Read more