book chapter
The travels of Pedro de Cieza de Lóon, A.D. 1532-50, contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru
Printed for the Hakluyt Society • (33) • Published In 1864 • Pages: 1-10, 128-170, 322-336, 352-355, 392- 415
By: Cieza de León, Pedro de, Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert).
Abstract
Cieza de León was a soldier who was with one of the early Spanish parties in Peru. The first part of his Chronicle is essentially a record of his travels in the Inca Empire between Quito in Ecuador and Cuzco. It contains general descriptions of the country and some material on Inca society and culture. (See document 13, this file for the second part of this work.)
- HRAF PubDate
- 2004
- Region
- South America
- Sub Region
- Central Andes
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1961
- Field Date
- 1541-1550
- Coverage Date
- 468-450 BP (1532-1550 A.D.)
- Coverage Place
- Peru
- Notes
- translated and edited, with notes and an introduction, by Clements R. Markham
- Translation of: [Parte primera de la chronica del Peru, 1553]
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCN
- 05040432
- LCSH
- Incas