Reports on the Discovery of Peru - I. Report of Francisco De Xeres, Secretary to Francisco Pizarro; II. Report of Miguel De Astete on the Expedition to Pachacamac; III. Letter of Hernando Pizzaro to the Royal Audience of Santo Domingo;... #223528

As the account of an intelligent and observant eye-witness, the story told by Francisco de Xeres, of the most stirring episode in the wonderful history of Spanish conquests, is exceedingly interesting. Some portions of the story, here and there, are told in more detail by Herrera and other compilers, but, in reading their versions, we miss the feeling that the author was an actor in the deeds he narrates.