Greek-Spanish cartographer and conquistador (1485–1542)
Pedro de Candia (Pietro de Cândia) (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈpeðɾoðekanˈdi.a]; Crete, Kingdom of Candia 1485–1542 Chupas, Viceroyalty of Peru) was a Greek explorer and cartographer at the service of the Kingdom of Spain, an officer of the Royal Spanish Navy that under the Spanish Crown became a Conquistador, Grandee of Spain,[1] Commander of the Royal Spanish Fleet of the Southern Sea, Colonial Ordinance of Cusco, and then Mayor of Lima[2][3][4] between 1534 and 1535. Specialized in the use of firearms and artillery, he was one of the earliest explorers of Panama and the Pacific coastline of Colombia, and finally participated in the conquest of Peru.[5]: 116, 122, 128 He was killed in the Battle of Chupas, (Peru), on 16 September 1542, by Diego de Almagro II.[6]: 115
^PATRONATO,28,R.22 Concesión título nobles a caballeros: compañeros de Pizarro 1529-07-26 Real Provisión por la que se concede la gracia de noble si fuese plebeyo, la de caballero al hidalgo, y la de Grandee a don Pedro de Candia, en premio por sus servicios en la conquista de Tumbes en compañía de Francisco Pizarro, otorgan 3 titulos a don Pedro de Candia, originario de Creta y a su descendencia, quien fue uno de los primeros conquistadores de Perú, encomendado a Poblar la Inmensidad Insular: sociedades, conflictividad y representación- Real Provisión, Patronato, atestiguado en Toledo, 26 de julio de 1529, Page 350, 2010 - 548 pages, Spain.
^James Lockhart , Spanish Peru, 1532-1560: a social history p.g. 142