A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 / Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the / Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea / and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
A curated historical compilation traces European navigation and discovery in the Americas through narrative extracts, official reports, and chronicle excerpts. It reconstructs the turbulent early colonial history of Peru, recounting the deposition and usurpation of viceroys, internal insurrections led by Gonzalo Pizarro, the royal response under Pedro de la Gasca, and the subsequent restoration of order, alongside accounts of indigenous rulers and the capture and execution of native leaders. A later section surveys the discovery and conquest of Chile, offering geographic description, discussions of native societies and languages, and narratives of Spanish expeditions under Almagro and Pedro de Valdivia.
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A curated historical compilation traces European navigation and discovery in the Americas through narrative extracts, official reports, and chronicle excerpts. It reconstructs the turbulent early colonial history of Peru, recounting the deposition and usurpation of viceroys, internal insurrections led by Gonzalo Pizarro, the royal response under Pedro de la Gasca, and the subsequent restoration of order, alongside accounts of indigenous rulers and the capture and execution of native leaders. A later section surveys the discovery and conquest of Chile, offering geographic description, discussions of native societies and languages, and narratives of Spanish expeditions under Almagro and Pedro de Valdivia.
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