Verdadera relación de lo sussedido en los reynos y provincias del Perú desde la yda a ellos del Virey Blasco Nuñez Vela hasta el desbarato y muerte de Gonzalo Pizarro (Seville, 1549)

Albenino, Nicolao de (1514?-1573?)

Published by nstitut d'Ethnologie, 1930

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12+[80] pages. Slim small quarto (10 1/2" x 7") bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Introduction by Jose Torbio Medina. 80 upaginated pages facsimile of the original 1549 publication. Second edition. First published in 1549. Very little is known about Albenino (b. 1514?), other than that he was an Italian exile from Florence, where he had been associated with the Medici family. In June of 1548 he wrote a private letter about the most recent developments during the Perúvian civil war the arrival in Perú of Viceroy Nuñez Vela to pacify the country and his defeat and death at the hands of the rebel Gonzalo Pizarro, Francisco s brother; the war between Pizarro and captain Diego Centeno; and finally, the successful campaign by the new governor, Pedro de la Gasca, who put an end to Gonzalo Pizarro s rebellion. The letter was privately addressed to Fernán Xuárez, a churchman living in Seville, who upon realizing the importance of the news it contained, gave it immediately to the press. Albenino made no pretense that he was writing history, and in fact his letter was quickly forgotten. And yet, because of the timing of its publication it circulated widely, very much like a modern magazine. Condition: Some light age darkening to pages, touch of rubbing to extremities else very good. Seller Inventory # CA0226a

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Title: Verdadera relación de lo sussedido en los ...

Publisher: nstitut d'Ethnologie

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition