Reports on the Discovery of Peru: I. Report of Francisco de Xeres, Secretary to Francisco Pizarro; II. Report of Miguel de Astete on the Expedition to Pachacamac; III. Letter of Hernando Pizzaro to the Royal Audience of Santo Domingo; IV. Report of Pedro
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Excerpt from Reports on the Discovery of Peru: I. Report of Francisco De Xeres, Secretary to Francisco Pizarro; II. Report of Miguel De Astete on the Expedition to Pachacamac; III. Letter of Hernando Pizzaro to the Royal Audience of Santo Domingo; IV. Report of Pedro Sancho on the Partition of the Ran As the account of an intelligent and observant eye-witness, the story told by Francisco de Xeres, of the most stirring episode in the wonderful history of Spanish conquests, is exceedingly interesting. Some portions of the ...
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Excerpt from Reports on the Discovery of Peru: I. Report of Francisco De Xeres, Secretary to Francisco Pizarro; II. Report of Miguel De Astete on the Expedition to Pachacamac; III. Letter of Hernando Pizzaro to the Royal Audience of Santo Domingo; IV. Report of Pedro Sancho on the Partition of the Ran As the account of an intelligent and observant eye-witness, the story told by Francisco de Xeres, of the most stirring episode in the wonderful history of Spanish conquests, is exceedingly interesting. Some portions of the story, here and there, are told in more detail by Herrera and other compilers, but, in reading their versions, we miss the feeling that the author was an actor in the deeds he narrates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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