April 1528
Discovery of Llama
The Spanish see for the first time, the Peruvian Llama which Pizarro called the "little camels"
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The Spanish see for the first time, the Peruvian Llama which Pizarro called the "little camels"
The Spanish see for the first time, the Peruvian Llama which Pizarro called the "little camels". By April 1528, they finally reaches the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region, Tumbes became the territory of the first fruits of success the Spanish had so long desired, as they were received with a warm welcome
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