Peru Collection (page 11)

Spanish Capture Peruvian
Spanish cruelly compel Peruvian natives to carry their loot

Quinine in Peru
Peruvian natives explain to Europeans that quinine is what their sick companions need

Inca In-Fighting 1648
In-fighting between the native Peruvians who oppose the Spaniards and those who do not

Treasure Sent to Spain
The Spaniards ship chests of treasure back to Spain

Pizarro Seizes Atahualpa
Pizarro and his men treacherously seize Atahualpa

De Soto as an Envoy 1532
Pizarro sends Ferdinand de Soto as an envoy to ask Atahualpa to meet him at Caxamalca. Pizarro and Atahualpa meet the next day

Atahualpa & Pizarro 1532
The last true Inca emperor of Peru, Atahualpa, is carried with much pomp and ceremony on a huge throne to meet Pizarro for the first time, at Caxamalca

Native Peruvians 1530
Native Peruvians near a stone bridge over a waterfall, as first encountered by Pizarro and his men

Pizarro Leaves Panama
Pizarro sets sail from Panama to conquer peru

Francisco Solano
saint FRANCISCO SOLANO Spanish missionary in Peru, known as the Apostle of the Indies

Inca Baptism Ceremony
At the naming ceremony of the Incas of Peru, the childs hair is ritually cut

Inca Marriage, Peru
The Incas of Peru must marry someone of their own royal blood

Peruvian Postman
Peruvian postmen keep their heads - and the mail which they carry on them - as they negotiate the rapids which are a hazard of the country

Heavy Guns / Valparaiso
During the war between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, heavy guns are mounted onto moveable carriages at Valparaiso

Peru / Lima / Harbour 1881
Lima: the quayside, busy with people preparing to evacuate the city during the war with Chile

New Year, Ancient Peru
ANCIENT PERU To the Incas, the new year - which commences in June - is a solar festival, the solar disc is honoured as the giver of life and prosperity

Pizarro (Thevet)
FRANCISCO PIZARRO Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Peru

Events / Peru / Lima
Spanish vessels of the Conquistadors in the harbour at Lima

Confessional, Peru
A Catholic priest hears a confession in a church at Lima, Peru

Digging out Guano / Peru
Guano mining operations: Chincha islands, Peru. The deposits of seabirds, named guano, were sought after as prized fertiliser in the nineteenth century

Peru / Guano / Wagons / C19Th
Peruvians on the Chincha islands, discharging guano wagons

Extracting Guano / Peru
Peruvians on the Chincha islands, work to extract guano deposits

Sea Battle 1877
Sea battle in the Chile-Peru war. The Shah and the Huascar send cannonballs back and forth

Cinchona in Peru
European travellers in Peru are taught the medicinal effects of QUININE; French missionaries had learnt this in 1630, but the curative element was not identified

Emperor Washkar Inka
WASHKAR INKA (or Huascar Inca) (original name Tupac Cusi Huallpar) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU

Wayna Qhapaq
WAYNA QHAPAQ (or Huayna Ccapac) (original name Tito Cusi Hualpa) INCA EMPEROR OF PERU died of smallpox

Francisco Borgia (Later)
FRANCISCO DE BORJA (BORGIA) Noble of Spanish branch of the family, Viceroy in Peru, poet. (Do not confuse with Jesuit saint Francisco Borgia)

Peruvian Rope Bridges
Three different kinds of rope bridge : apart from the usual walk-across type with its handrails on either side, there is a kind for carrying animals and a hammock variety

Halls Coca Wine
Coca Wine is made from a shrub cultivated in Bolivia and Peru, containing an alkaloid, the value of which cannot be overestimated. Yet it can be bought for only 2/6 a bottle

Jose De San Martin
JOSE FRANCISCO DE SAN MARTIN Argentinian soldier and statesman who worked and fought for independence in Chile and Peru as well as his own country

Silver Mining / Peru 1879
Bringing silver ore above ground by rail at Cerro de Pasco, Peru

Discovering the Potato
Spanish conquistadors in South America are introduced to the potato by the inhabitants of Peru and Chile

Hunting / Jaguar C1600
How the natives of Peru hunted the jaguar

Bank Note - Peru
PERU - DOS SOLES

Events / Peru
Capture of a Spanish treasure galleon by three English vessels off the coast of Peru

Pizarro Occupies Cuzco
Francisco Pizarro occupies Cuzco Date: 15 November 1533

Diego De Almagro
DIEGO DE ALMAGRO - Spanish conquistador in Peru and rival of Pizarro

Shipping Guano / Peru / 1857
Chincha islands, Peru: boats receiving guano

General view of Lima, Peru, South America
A general view of Lima, capital city of Peru, South America

Scenes from an earthquake in Peru, South America, showing the destruction of the towns of Arica and Arequipa

Incas in Peru worshipping the Sun by make offerings to it

Las Cases reproaches Peruvians for sacrificing children
Las Casas reproaches Peruvians at Guacheta for sacrificing children to their gods

On the Amazon River c. 1825
Passage on the River Amazon - journeying by boat between Lima and Paraguay

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