Abstract
All rights reserved. The purpose of this writing is to present Francisco Pizarro as the hero of the poem Fundación y grandezas de la muy noble y leal ciudad de Lima from Rodrigo de Valdés (1687). In the poem, Pizarro is presented as centaur, viracocha. He is the protagonist of the conquest and a vehicle for the instauration of Lima's myth as the Eden's garden where the fragrant rose is meant to be born: Saint Rose of Lima.
| Translated title of the contribution | Francisco Pizarro, the myth-making hero |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 217-226 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Hipogrifo |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Epic
- Pizarro
- Saint Rose of Lima
- Seventh century
- Viceroyalty of Peru