Which Spanish conquistador was searching for the southern Inca capital of Qullasuyu when he recorded Tiwanaku?
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Pedro Cieza de León
Diego de Almagro
Answer
Spanish conquistador Pedro Cieza de León first recorded Tiwanaku in written history in 1549 while he was searching for the southern Inca capital of Qullasuyu. His records provide some of the earliest European observations of the site.
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