A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05: Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of The: Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea: And Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05: Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of The: Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea: And Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
This fifth volume of Robert Kerr's monumental compilation plunges into the blood-soaked aftermath of the Spanish conquest of Peru. When Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima's streets, his brother Gonzalo seizes the moment to challenge imperial authority, launching a bloody insurrection against the newly arrived Viceroy Blasco Nunnez Vela. What unfolds is a brutal chronicle of treachery, failed negotiations, and civil war that would define Spanish colonial rule in South America for decades. Kerr documents the political machinations, the desperate battles between rival factions, and the mounting chaos as order collapses in the viceroyalty. Beyond the military narratives, this volume captures something rarer: the human cost of empire, the betrayals among soldiers, the fragile dreams of those who sought fortune in the New World, and the violent birth pangs of a colonial system that would shape an entire continent. For readers drawn to the raw, unvarnished history of exploration and conquest, this volume offers an invaluable window into the 16th century's most dramatic colonial theater.
