Palacios de España

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Decían que sur de la gobernación del Perú, había una tierra rica en metales preciosos. Diego de Almagro, junto a una tropa de 2500 hombres españoles e indígenas de apoyo, llegó a los pies de la cordillera de los Andes en 1536. Recorrieron durante meses el inhóspito y frio paisaje buscando los metales esperados, avanzando hasta el valle de Copiapó. Almagro y sus hombres regresaron al Cuzco por el desierto de Atacama. No habían encontrado oro u otra cosa que les pareciera valiosa, y los costos del viaje habían acabado con las ilusiones de riqueza de estos conquistadores. Durante la...

Documentos cortesianos incluye, en primer lugar, los documentos firmados por Cortés y los escritos en su nombre o por encargo suyo. En segundo lugar, los dirigidos a él o que le afectaban de manera directa. Y en fin, informes acerca de hechos que le interesaban, listas de aprovisionamientos o de bienes y de remisiones al rey o a particulares.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...