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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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