Pedro Cieza de León

Spanish conquistador

Pedro Cieza de León was born in 1518 in Llerena and died on July 2, 1554 (Julian calendar) in Seville, aged about 36. Recorded occupations: explorer, historian, Conqueror, chronicler and writer. Country of citizenship: Spain. Fields of work: geography, ethnography, politics and botany.

Born

1518 · Llerena

Died

July 2, 1554 (Julian calendar) · Seville

Age at death

about 36

Citizenship

Spain

Occupations

explorer, historian, Conqueror, chronicler, writer

Wikipedia editions

19 languages

Signature licence

Public domain

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