Diego de Silva y Guzmán: Poema del descubrimiento del Perú (Cuzco, 1538) and La toma del Cuzco (Cuzco, 1539)

Coello Ó. · Hipogrifo (2026) · DOI: 10.13035/h.2026.14.01.18

Resumen

This article examines two texts, Poema del descubrimiento del Perú (1538) and La toma del Cuzco (1539), written by Diego de Silva y Guzmán, son of the chivalric romance writer Feliciano de Silva. It identifies their manuscript sources, the conjecture regarding their authorship, and their literary characteristics, while presenting these works as the first books of their genre in Hispano-American letters. The article summarizes the author’s research on both subjects.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos