How Hernando Pizarro sent a letter by Pero Gallego to the Captain Alonzo de Alvarado, and how Pedro de Lerma sent letters by Palomino to the city of Cuzco, and how the Adelantado Don Diego de Almagro sent Diego de Alvarado and Gomez de Alvarado and others to the bridge of Abancay to notify the Captain Alvarado, who had already arrived there; and what else happened

The historical account reveals the strategic use of disguised messengers during the Peruvian civil wars, highlighting Pero Gallego's covert journey from Cuzco to warn Captain Alonzo de Alvarado. Gallego, disguised as an Indian with a sling and hollow cane concealing Pizarro's letter, demonstrated the effectiveness of stealth communication in high-stakes political conflicts. The study, drawn from Pedro de Cieza de León’s Civil Wars in Peru, underscores the ingenuity of messaging tactics during this turbulent period, offering insights into 16th-century Andean warfare and diplomacy.

(Ed.). (2017). How Hernando Pizarro sent a letter by Pero Gallego to the Captain Alonzo de Alvarado, and how Pedro de Lerma sent letters by Palomino to the city of Cuzco, and how the Adelantado Don Diego de Almagro sent Diego de Alvarado and Gomez de Alvarado and others to the bridge of Abancay to notify the Captain Alvarado, who had already arrived there; and what else happened. Civil Wars in Peru, the War of Las Salinas, by Pedro de Cieza de León, 40–44. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315572284-12