Hernando Pizarro and Orellana, native of Trujillo, is an illustrious member of the Pizarro family. He held various positions and titles: Knight of Calatrava, Commander of Betera (Valencia), intellectual, historian, jurist, Minister of the Supreme Council of Castile, compiler of the Kingdom’s law, Major Ensign of the city of Trujillo,...
These detailed engravings on copper plate represent the arrival of the Spaniards to the New World and their encounters with the native peoples. The images are taken from volume IV of the book Americae (16th century), from the series Grands Voyages of Theodor de Bry, a collection that gave the...