Francisco Pizarro
Conquer of the Incas
Francisco Pizarro in shinning armor
Pizarro's Route in conquering the Incas
The Bloody Battle in which he conquered the Incas
Conquering the Incas
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish leader as well as explorer. He best known for his conquest of the Inca's in present-day Peru. What attracted Pizarro and his fully armored army, was the gold and riches in Cajamarca. The leader for the Incas was Atahualpa. In 1532, after a bloody battle, the Spaniards killed more than 2,000 Inca soldiers and no Spaniards were killed. Atahualpa was captured and eventually killed.
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish explorer. He was born around the year of 1471 in the city Trujillo, a town in the province know as Extremuda, in Spain. His father was a colonel in the Spanish army, and some historians say his mother was a prostitute. He also had a few half brothers. His parents were not married as a result, his birth wasn't recorded in church records. He was a poor child and never got an education. As a teen he worked on a pig farm and then joined the Spanish army. He died in 1541.
Works Cited
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