Although the discovery points to Bingham, the researcher of Cusco, Simone Waisbard said that the finding was the result of chance, since Enrique Palma, Gabino Sánchez, and Agustín Lizarraga, were actually the first to visit these archaeological remains and they left their names recorded there on July 14th, 1901. Furthermore, Hiram Bingham was actually in search of the last refuge of the Incas and the last point of resistance against the Spanish.Before Machu Picchu was “rediscovered,” the citadel was likely part of the estates and Kutija Qollapani. Over the years, the property was known as a Q’property unit. When Palma ,Sanchez and Lizarraga arrived to the region of Machu Picchu, they actually found indigenous farmer named Anacleto who had been living there for eight years and leased the property for 12 soles annually.