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Francisco Pizarro - College Term Papers

Francisco Pizarro

was born in about 1476 in Trujillo, a small town near Caceres, Spain. The illegitimate son of a Spanish captain, he spent his childhood with his grandparents in one of Spain's poorest regions. He apparently never learned to read or write.
The conquest of Peru by an obscure adventurer is one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the New World. Until he was nearly 50 years old, , serving as a minor Spanish official on the Isthmus of Panama, had nothing to show for years of toil and peril but a small holding of land. Little more than a decade later, he had conquered the fabulously wealthy empire of the Incas and had bestowed on Spain the richest of its American possessions. He ...

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to form an expedition to explore and conquer the land. A soldier named Diego de Almagro provided the equipment, and the vicar of Panama, Hernando de Luque, furnished the funds.

A first expedition resulted in disaster after two years of suffering and hardship. When a second expedition in 1526 fared little better, Pizarro sent Almagro back to Panama for reinforcements. He and part of the group remained on an island.

Instead of sending help, the governor of Panama sent vessels to bring back the expedition. Pizarro refused to return. Drawing a line on the sand, he asked all who wanted a share in his enterprise to join him. Thirteen men crossed the line. Pizarro's friends persuaded the governor to send one vessel. Pizarro used it to explore the coast of Peru. He then sailed to Spain to ask authority to conquer Peru. This was granted. He left Spain on Jan. 19, 1530, and sailed from Panama the following year. He had three vessels, which contained fewer than 200 men and about ...

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Added: 11/5/2006 05:24:27 AM
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