The soldier-chronicler Pedro de Cieza de León, who served in Peru, recounts the years after the conquest, when the conquerors turned on each other. He covers the founding of new cities, expeditions into the northern provinces, the assassination of Francisco Pizarro by the followers of Diego de Almagro the younger, and the campaign that led to the battle of Chupas in 1542.
A first-hand chronicle of the conquest’s bloody aftermath, translated by Sir Clements Markham. Download the free EPUB.