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Field name | Value |
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Title | Parte Primera De la Chronica del Peru. Que tracta la Demarcacion de sus Prouincias: la Descripcion Dellas. Las Fundaciones de las Nueuas Ciudades. Los Ritos y Costumbres delos Indios. Y Otras Cosas Estranas Dignas de ser Sabidas |
Reference | 983.g.18 |
Library | The British Library |
Date | 1553 |
Author(s) | de Cieza de Leon, Pedro |
Place of Publication | Seville |
Description | Pedro De Cieza de Leon (a soldier) arrived in South America in 1534 and documented the many years he spent travelling the territories we now know as Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. He wrote four parts of this 'Chronicle of Peru', of which only the first part (this being the first part) was published during his lifetime. This document is considered to be one of the key texts on Andean culture, partly because it is so rich, and partly because of the sympathy the author had with the indigenous people during the conquest. |
Document Type | Printed Book |
Language | Spanish |
Primary Commodity | Silver and Gold |
Theme | Exploration and Discovery; Politics and Empire |
Keywords | flora and fauna, climate, indigenous peoples, manners and customs, colony, labour, mining, slaves |
Region | South America, Europe |
Places | Peru; Colombia; Bolivia; Ecuador; Spain |
Copyright | The British Library Board. All rights reserved. Licence no: 5386 |