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JEREZ (Francisco de). CONQUISTA del Peru. [Sevilla]. [1540]. - JEREZ (Francisco de) CONQUISTA del Peru . Verdadera relacio[n] de la co[n]quista del Peru [et] provincia del Cuzco llamada la nueva Castilla. Conquistada por Francisco piçarro: capitan dela. S.C.C.M. d[e]l Emperador n[uest]ro señor. Embiada a su magestad por Francisco de Xerez natural d[e]la muy noble y muy leal ciudad de Sevilla: secretario del sobredicho capitã en todas las provincias [et] conquista de la nueva Castilla: y uno delos primeros conquistadores della. Fue vista y examinada esta obra por ma[n]dado de los señores inquisidores. [Sevilla]: [Dominico de Robertis], . a-e8; [40] ff.; 200 mm. Lacking 4 ff. of gathering b, probably b3 to b6; half marroquin. ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS EDITION IS KNOWN. This work bears witness to the expedition of Francisco Pizarro, whose secretary the author was, to the Inca Empire and is one of the most important accounts of the conquest of Peru. The work had a profound and lasting influence on subsequent histories of Peru, being considered by many to be the foundational text for all those dealing with the history of that country. Born in Seville in 1495, Jerez arrived in the Americas in 1514 as a member of Pedro Arias de Ávila's expedition. In 1524, already with Pizarro, he participated in the unsuccessful expedition to South America, and in 1531 in the successful conquest of Peru. In the latter instance, in November 1532, he broke his leg when his horse fell, forcing him to spend months recovering, and it is reasonable to assume that he wrote this text during this period. In June 1534, Jerez returned to Spain, and it was in this year that the first edition of the text was published. Only one copy of this work is known, considered by some bibliographers to be the second edition, and therefore a bibliographical item of extreme importance. This is confirmed by Palau, who states that the ”Huth copy is the only known copy of this edition.” The copy is now at the University of Michigan, where the Huth collection has been integrated. Unique and valuable. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !