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Francisco Pizarro

Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire

Francisco Pizarro

Amable-Paul Coutan · via Wikipedia: Francisco Pizarro · Public domain

Pizarro founded Lima in 1535 and was assassinated in 1541 during political power struggles.[1] Pizarro's military actions resulted in the seizure of Inca ruler Atahualpa and the subjugation of Peru for the Spanish monarchy.[1]

Quick Facts

Order
1st Governor of New Castile
Took office
26 July 1529
Left office
26 June 1541
Monarch
Charles I
Successor
Cristóbal Vaca de Castro
Born
c. 1478
Birthplace
Trujillo, Crown of Castile
Place of death
Government Palace, Lima, New Castile, Spanish empire (present day Peru)

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Pizarro's first expedition in November 1524 failed due to bad weather, lack of food, and hostile natives.[2][3] On 10 March 1526 Pizarro left Panama on a second expedition with two ships and 160 men.[4] He entered Cuzco in November 1533 and founded Lima on 6 January 1535.[1][5][3][6] In 1513, Pizarro was part of the group that crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean, alongside Nuñez de Balboa.[7][6]

After Balboa's execution by Pedrarias Dávila, Pizarro served Dávila and was appointed mayor and magistrate of Panama City, holding those posts from 1519 through 1523.[3][8] A partnership for exploring South America was created in 1524 by Pizarro, the priest Hernando de Luque, and the soldier Diego de Almagro.[9]

What the cited sources add

The biography "Francisco Pizarro" states that Pizarro was left in charge of Ojeda's failed colony at San Sebastian when Ojeda returned for provisions.[6] The biography records that Pizarro and his partners signed a contract on 10 March 1528 to divide conquered territory equally.[6] According to the same source, after Balboa was beheaded, Pizarro attached himself to Pedrarias Dávila and followed his fortunes until 1515.[6] The "History of the Conquest of Peru" account notes that Almagro arrived at Caxamalca around mid-February 1533, bringing additional forces.[10]

The biography "Francisco Pizarro" states that the emperor conferred the title of marquess on Pizarro and expanded his territory.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Francisco Pizarro Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts", britannica.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hemming, "The Conquest of the Incas", Harcourt, 1970, p. 23; Leon, P.; (1998), The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham, Duke University Pre (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing, (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing,; Hemming, "The Conquest of the Incas", Harcourt, 1970, p. 23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing,; Leon, P.; (1998), The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham, Duke University Pre (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Francisco Pizarro". facts only, no text reused. newadvent.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Penn Warren, "Biography of Alonso de Ojeda", chroniclesofamerica.com; Prescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing,; "Francisco Pizarro"; Hemming, "The Conquest of the Incas", Harcourt, 1970, p. 23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Andagoya, "Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila (1865)", 12 August 1865 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Francisco Pizarro" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hemming, "The Conquest of the Incas", Harcourt, 1970, p. 23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott – Full Text Free Book (Part 8/17)", fullbooks.com. facts only, no text reused. fullbooks.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Francisco Pizarro (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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