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Pedro Cieza de León (Llerena, Spain c. 1518 or 1520 – Seville, Spain July 2, 1554) was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler of Peru and Popayán. He is known primarily for his extensive work, Crónicas del Perú (The Chronicle of Peru), which has been a source of knowledge for centuries for different disciplines such as history ...
Pedro Cieza de León ( Llerena, Badajoz, 1520- Sevilla, España, 2 de julio de 1554 1 ) fue un conquistador y explorador español, destacado por su labor como cronista e historiador del mundo andino.
Conoce la vida y obra de Pedro Cieza de León, un soldado español que se convirtió en historiador y geógrafo de América. Autor de la Crónica del Perú, describió la historia, la cultura y la geografía de los territorios andinos y amazónicos.
Pedro de Cieza de León ( b. c. 1520; d. 2 July 1554), "prince of the Peruvian chroniclers." Born in Llerena, Spain, the son of Lope de León and Leonor de Cazalla, Pedro had at least three sisters and one brother. Little is known of his early years.
Dec 31, 2014 · Originally published in Seville, 1553, with title: Parte primera de la chronica del Peru.
This text is an excerpt from Spanish conquistador Pedro de Cieza de Léon's writings on the Inca and Peru. He served as a solider during campaigns in present-day Colombia and Peru. He participated in the reconquest of Peru from Spanish rebel forces.
history of Latin American architecture. In Latin American architecture: The first Spanish viceroyalties and their capitals. In 1553 the conquistador Pedro de Cieza de León stated: “At Cuzco the buildings commence on the sides of a high hill and extend over a wide plain.
