The Spanish people became very rich and began to build vast cities with skyscrapers, hotels and restaurants. Pizarro had become a famous conqueror. Many people were jealous of his power and wealth.
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Upon the Pizarro brothers' victory, in , Hernando Pizarro captured and executed Almagro. On June 26, , in Lima, Peru, members of the defeated party avenged Almagro's death by assassinating Pizarro. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of Central America and Peru and discovered the Mississippi River.
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America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World. Olivia Rodrigo —. Francisco Pizarro was born in in Trujillo, Spain. His father, Captain Gonzalo Pizarro, was a poor farmer. Tempted by tales of adventure in the New World, in , Pizarro joined settlers led by Alonso de Ojeda to establish a colony on the South American coast. Only of the original settlers survived the tropical heat and diseases in their new home, and the remaining survivors returned to Cartagena.
It became the first stable Spanish settlement on the South American continent. Desirous of making his own discoveries, Pizarro formed a partnership with fellow soldier Diego de Almagro. From , then again from , he sailed with Almagro and a priest, Hernando de Luque, on voyages of discovery and conquest down the west coast of South America. The first expedition failed, but in , Pizarro arrived in Peru and heard stories of a great ruler and his riches in the mountains.
He returned to get permission to claim the land for Spain. In , Pizarro and his crew, including three of his half-brothers—Gonzalo, Hernando and Juan Pizarro—sailed from Panama. Pizarro took Atahuapla hostage. Despite having paid a large ransom to spare his life, Atahuapla was killed in Pizarro then conquered Cuzco, another important Inca city, and founded the city of Lima, now the capital of Peru.
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