Pedro Cieza de León

Pedro Cieza de León (c. 1518–1554) was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler of Peru. Born in Llerena, he sailed for the Indies around 1536 and for years campaigned and travelled through Peru, recording Inca history and the geography of the Andes.

He returned to Seville in 1551, and in 1553 published the first part of his Crónica del Perú, describing the geography and customs of the Andes; its second part dealt with Inca rule. He died in 1554, leaving three parts unpublished, which appeared only centuries later.