Quick Facts
- NAME: Francisco Pizarro
- OCCUPATION: Explorer
- BIRTH DATE: c. 1474
- DEATH DATE: c. 1541
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Trujillo, Spain
- PLACE OF DEATH: Lima, Peru
Best Known For
Spanish conquistador and explorer, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas and founded Lima, the capital of modern-day Peru.
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Synopsis
Francisco Pizarro was born circa 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. In 1526 he traveled to Peru and received permission to claim the land for Spain. Pizarro took the Inca leader Atahualpa hostage, had him killed, and then conquered the Inca city of Cuzco. He founded Lima, now the capital of Peru. Pizarro was assassinated by Spanish political rivals in 1541.
Profile
Explorer, soldier, conquistador. Born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. As a soldier, he served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean. Desirous of making his own discoveries and his own fortune, Pizarro formed a partnership with Diego de Almagro. They travel to Peru in 1526 and then returned to get permission to claim the land for Spain. In 1531, their expedition—which included Pizarro's three half-brothers—sailed from Panama. The next fall Pizarro entered the city of Cajamarca and took the Inca leader Atahuapla hostage. Despite having paid a ransom to spare his life, Atahuapla was killed in 1533. Pizarro then conquered Cuzco, another important Inca city, and founded the city of Lima, now the capital of Peru.
Pizarro's rivalry with Almagro led to conflict in 1537. Almagro had taken over Cuzco after one of Pizarro's half-brothers, Juan Pizarro, was killed during a revolt. Pizarro did not want Almagro to have the city, but was too old to fight himself so he sent his brothers to Cuzco to fight. They defeated Almagro and killed him afterward. In retaliation, Pizarro was assassinated in June of 1541 by one of Almagro's followers.
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