Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457-1526) Peter Martyr of Angleria, was an Italian historian at the service of Spain during the Age of Exploration. He wrote the first accounts of explorations in Central and South America. De Orbe Novo 1530 describes the first contacts of Europeans and Native Americans, Native American civilizations in the Caribbean and North America. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Souvenirs de la Reformation en Italie 1883 by John Stoughton (1807-1897)

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