The Spanish exploration of South America : how the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci and the conquests of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Francisco Pizarro, and Pedro de Valdivia created an empire for Spain / Mark McKain.
Discovery of a new continent -- Balboa's march to the Pacific -- The Conquest of Peru -- The search for cinnamon and El Dorado -- the conquest of Chile.
Summary:
Explains how the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci and the conquests of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Francisco Pizarro, and Pedro de Valcivia created an empire for Spain.
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