Cieza de León, Chronicle of Peru: a Chronicle / record source. Covers AD 1526 – 1549, with 44 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.
| Type | Chronicle / record |
|---|---|
| Viewpoint | Outsider account |
| Years covered | AD 1526 – 1549 |
| Events | 44 events, 32 placed on the map |
| Author | Pedro de Cieza de León |
| Original title | Crónica del Perú, primera parte (Markham 영역 'The Travels of Pedro de Cieza de León, A.D. 1532-50') |
Regions: The Americas 44
| Year | Place | Event | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1526 – 1532 | Ambato | Succession war between Huáscar and Atahualpa: Atahualpa defeated Huáscar's general Atoco near Ambato, and he died. | ch. LXXVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.9873) |
| AD 1531 | Piura | Pizarro founded San Miguel, the first Spanish city in Peru (original date 1531). | ch. LIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.8424) |
| AD 1532 | Cajamarca | At Cajamarca fewer than 150 Spaniards under Pizarro clashed with Atahualpa's army; many natives were killed and Atahualpa was captured. | ch. LXXVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.9873) |
| AD 1533 | Cajamarca | Atahualpa, after speaking of signs in the heavens, died within fifteen days. | ch. LXV (Gutenberg 48770 l.8929) |
| AD 1534 | Quito | Belalcázar founded the city of San Francisco de Quito (1534). | ch. XL (Gutenberg 48770 l.6610) |
| AD 1534 | Alvarado, governor of Guatemala, landed with a fleet and advanced toward Quito along hard forest paths, suffering hunger and other hardships. | ch. XLII (Gutenberg 48770 l.6880) | |
| AD 1534 | When Alvarado came near Almagro's camp, just before clashes a mediated agreement was reached: he would leave the fleet and troops and receive 100,000 castellanos. | ch. XLII (Gutenberg 48770 l.6915) | |
| AD 1534 | On the cold plain of Teocasas, natives fought Belalcázar (the Battle of Teocasas). | ch. XLIII (Gutenberg 48770 l.6982) | |
| AD 1534 | Cusco | Pizarro refounded and resettled Cuzco as a Spanish city (October 1534). | ch. XCII (Gutenberg 48770 l.11042) |
| AD 1535 | Portoviejo | On Almagro's orders, Pacheco set out from the village of Picuasa and founded the city of Puerto Viejo (12 March 1535). | ch. LI (Gutenberg 48770 l.7723) |
| AD 1535 | Trujillo | Pizarro founded the city of Trujillo in the Chimu valley (1535). | ch. LXIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.9183) |
| AD 1535 | Lima | Pizarro founded the City of Kings (Lima) (1535). | ch. LXXI (Gutenberg 48770 l.9353) |
| AD 1536 | About 29 to 30 Spanish horsemen under Cesar fought for a long time, and the Indians fled. | ch. XI (Gutenberg 48770 l.3799) | |
| AD 1536 | Popayán | Belalcázar founded the city of Popayán (1536). | ch. XXX (Gutenberg 48770 l.5603) |
| AD 1536 | Lima | The governor urgently recalled Belalcázar's lieutenant to relieve the City of Kings (Lima), which was besieged by natives. | ch. LVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.8108) |
| AD 1536 | Levanto | Governor Alvarado conquered the Chilo region and founded in Levanto a city named 'city of the frontier' (original name) (1536). | ch. LXXVIII (Gutenberg 48770 l.9994) |
| AD 1536 | Cartagena | Cesar left Cartagena with sixty Spaniards, crossed mountains and rivers, reached the Guaca region, and gathered gold worth 30,000 pesos from a tomb. | ch. CXIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.13491) |
| AD 1537 | In 1537 Judge Badillo, governor of Cartagena, set out from San Sebastián with a large army (the author accompanied). | ch. IX (Gutenberg 48770 l.3632) | |
| AD 1537 | While crossing the Abibe mountains, some Spaniards died or fell behind; horses and black slaves also collapsed or fled. | ch. X (Gutenberg 48770 l.3714) | |
| AD 1537 | Cali | Miguel Muñoz founded the city of Cali (1537); the original text notes that Belalcázar had first founded it on the land of the Gorón Indians. | ch. XXVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.5299) |
| AD 1537 | Guayaquil | Orellana founded the city of Santiago de Guayaquil in a better place (1537). | ch. LVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.8108) |
| AD 1538 – 1539 | When entering the village of the chief of Ciricha with Badillo there was no grain; for over a year they ate no meat, and the soldiers went out to look for food. | ch. XVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.4225) | |
| AD 1538 | Sucre | Ferrasures founded the town of La Plata (1538). | ch. CVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.12595) |
| AD 1539 | Anserma | Robledo, appointed by Aldana, founded the town of Anserma. | ch. XVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.4310) |
| AD 1539 | Pasto | Lorenzo de Aldana founded the town of Pasto (1539). | ch. XXXIV (Gutenberg 48770 l.5972) |
| AD 1539 | Huánuco | After several fights with natives, Gómez de Alvarado founded the city of León de Huánuco (1539). | ch. LXXIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.10062) |
| AD 1539 | Ayacucho | Pizarro founded San Juan de la Victoria de Huamanga (9 January 1539). | ch. LXXXVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.10709) |
| AD 1540 | Cartago | Robledo founded the city of Cartago (1540); the settlers named it because they came from Cartagena. | ch. XXV (Gutenberg 48770 l.5070) |
| AD 1541 | Santa Fe de Antioquia | By order of Belalcázar, Robledo founded the city of Antioquia (1541). | ch. XII (Gutenberg 48770 l.3961) |
| AD 1541 | Bishop Valverde, while holding his see, was killed by Indians on the island of Puná. | ch. CXX (Gutenberg 48770 l.13561) | |
| AD 1542 | On the Chupas plain, Vaca de Castro and the young Almagro fought a cruel battle. | ch. LXXXIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.10772) | |
| AD 1544 | In 1544 large gold deposits were found in the Cañari rivers, and the people of Quito mined over 800,000 pesos. | ch. XLIV (Gutenberg 48770 l.7196) | |
| AD 1546 | Belalcázar and his lieutenant Hernández Girón captured Marshal Robledo here and beheaded him. | ch. XXI (Gutenberg 48770 l.4736) | |
| AD 1546 | Quito | Original text: when Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela reached near Quito, Gonzalo Pizarro came out of Quito to meet him and fought. | ch. XXXIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.6490) |
| AD 1546 | Loja | Mercadillo founded the city of Loja (1546). | ch. LVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.8241) |
| AD 1546 | Potosí | In 1546 the Spaniard Villarroel discovered a silver vein on the hill of Potosí; even amid Gonzalo's revolt, people crowded its slopes. | ch. CIX (Gutenberg 48770 l.12703) |
| AD 1547 | Cartago | In 1547, while Governor Núñez Vela was in distress, an epidemic spread in the Quimbaya region and many people died. | ch. XXIV (Gutenberg 48770 l.4955) |
| AD 1547 | Huarina | The place where Diego Centeno and Gonzalo Pizarro fought: royalist captains and knights fell, and the rebels won. | ch. CVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.12529) |
| AD 1547 | Lampa | In the village of Lampa, a priest was asked by Indian chiefs for permission to hold the full-moon rites. | ch. CXVII (Gutenberg 48770 l.13251) |
| AD 1548 | Andahuaylas | Governor Gasca, marching to punish Gonzalo Pizarro's rebellion, stayed long at Andahuaylas (the author accompanied). | ch. XC (Gutenberg 48770 l.10897) |
| AD 1548 | At the mouth of the Jaquijahuana valley Gonzalo Pizarro was defeated, and by Gasca's order he and his captains were tried. | ch. XCI (Gutenberg 48770 l.10943) | |
| AD 1549 | Sucre | In 1549 the author was at Charcas and went to see the cities of that region. | ch. XCV (Gutenberg 48770 l.11248) |
| AD 1549 | La Paz | Alonso de Mendoza founded the city of La Paz (Nuestra Señora de La Paz) in the time of Governor Gasca (1549). | ch. CVI (Gutenberg 48770 l.12556) |
| AD 1549 | Anserma | A chief near Anserma wanted to become Christian, and devils appeared visibly to try to stop him (title of chapter CXVIII). | ch. CXVIII (Gutenberg 48770 l.13389) |