caption resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place subject image_size nationality birth_date language period spouse image article_title occupation
antonio de herrera y tordesillas cuéllar town hall , cuéllar , segovia , spain 28 march 1625 catalina garcía 1897 332 march 1626 fernández duro 1890 174 or 27 madrid juana cuéllar , segovia , spain history , geography 200px spanish 1549 spanish 1582 - 1622 juana ; -- 1584 -rrb- maría de torres hinestrosa -lrb- 1594 de & nbsp ; -- 1626 -rrb- esparza y artieda -lrb- 1581 & nbsp antonioherreracuellar.jpg antonio de herrera y tordesillas
 chronicler , historian
antonio de herrera y tordesillas

antonio de herrera y tordesillas -lrb- 1549 -- 28 march 1626 or 27 march 1625 -rrb- was a chronicler , historian , and writer of the spanish golden age , author of `` historia general de los hechos de los castellanos en las islas y tierra firme del mar océano que llaman indias occidentales '' -lrb- `` general history of the deeds of the castilians on the islands and mainland of the ocean sea known as the west indies '' -rrb- , better known in spanish as `` décadas '' and considered one of the best works written on the conquest of the americas .
he was chief chronicler of castile and the americas during the reigns of philip ii and philip iii .
cristóbal pérez pastor called him the `` prince of the historians of the americas '' .
he is considered the most prolific historian of his era , and his works also include a general history of the world , a history of portugal , and a description of the americas .
his output also features translations of works from italian and latin into spanish , and a translation of his own `` descripción de las indias occidentales '' -lrb- `` description of the west indies '' -rrb- into dutch .
