Francisco Pizarro
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Ships, Naval History, Explorers
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Pizarro was a sixteenth century Spanish conquistador who experienced many frustrating years in the New World in search of fame and fortune before discovering and conquering the Incan Empire of Peru.
Early Life
The details of Francisco Pizarro’s early life are not clear. He was probably born around 1478 in Trujillo, a city in the province of Estremadura, Spain, from which came many of the famous conquistadores. Pizarro was one of several illegitimate sons of Gonzalo Pizarro, an infantry officer. His mother, Francisca Morales, was a...
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