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Discovery of Peru

Name: Discovery of Peru – Spain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Spain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records

1515Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1515

Perez de la Rua1515

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers the coast of Peru

Names involved

Perez de la Rua

Provenance

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