published in 1534 in Seville; poems of Alonso Enriquez de Guzman, romances and traditional verses from the early days of the founding of Peru. The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The Capture of Cuzco (1539) Oscar Coello’s studies of sixteenth-century Peruvian letters are supported by other books, namely The Origins of the Spanish Novel in Peru: The Capture of Cuzco (1539). Diego de Silva y Guzman was the son of Feliciano de Silva, who was mentioned by Miguel de Cervantes in the first chapter of Don Quixote. Diego de Silva y Guzman wrote in 1539 a text that treats of the time of Manco Inca’s revolt and the siege of the Cuzco city; and, also that treats, during the time of the battle between Almagro and Pizarro for the possession of the sacred city of the Incas. This text has all the hallmarks of what we now understand as a novel, and is away from the "Books of Cavalry", because its characters belong to the history of events that took place (as the first Spanish historical novel studied by Menéndez y Pelayo). But, this book approaches the old songs medieval epic which characters sometimes tend to be characters of reality. Other notable works De dunas, ostras y timbre (1979) Cielo de este mundo (1980) El Perú en su literatura (1983) Nuestro castellano (1994). Arte y gramática de nuestro castellano (1995) Los inicios de la poesía castellana en el Perú (2001) Manual de semiótica clásica (2007) Los orígenes de la novela castellana en el Perú: La toma del Cuzco (1539) (1.ª ed. 2008) Diego de Silva y Guzmán. Poema de la conquista del Perú (1538) y la Toma del Cuzco (1539) (2016) References Books On line Website. Oscar Coello. Books by Oscar Coello in library catalogs of the world. Oscar Coello's channel on YouTube. Vimeo chanel Óscar Coello´s lectures. External links Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library: link to Coello's article on the Inca Garcilaso. TRA MEDIOEVO E RINASCIMENTO. La poesia nell' America conquistata, p. 93 y ss. "La nuova cultura: poesia lirica ed epica", cap. IV del libro de GIUSEPPE BELLINI (Universidad de Milán, Italia) "La poesía de carácter “reivindicativo” en el Perú colonial: siglos XVI y XVII", by Mercedes Serna Arnaiz (University of Barcelona) Graduate School of UNMSM Open Library Google links Peruvian Books PeruBookstore.com "José de la Riva Agüero: Centenary of a thesis memorable". In: Writing and