Pizarro biography
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Francisco Pizarro: Early Life
Francisco Pizarro was born in in Trujillo, Spain. His father, Captain Gonzalo Pizarro, was a poor farmer. His mother, Francisca González, was also of low birth, and was not married to Pizarro’s father.
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. They named the swampy colony in today’s Colombia “San Sebastian.” With food supplies running low, Ojeda left the colony to get supplies, leaving Pizarro in charge. Only of the original settlers survived the tropical heat and diseases in their new home, and the remaining survivors returned to Cartagena. In Cartagena, Pizarro joined forces with Vasco Núñez de Balboa to found a new colony, Darién, on the western side of the Gulf of Urabá. It became the first stable Spanish settlement on the South American continent.
In , Pizarro acted as captain for Vasco Núñez de Balboa on the trip where Balboa became the first European to “discover” the Pacific Ocean.
The following year, Pedro Arias Dávila replaced Balboa as governor of Castilla de Oro. Dávila commanded Pizarro to arrest Balboa, his former associate, which Pizarro did. When Balboa was executed, Pizarro was rewarded handsomely for his loyalty to Dá
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Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru (–)
For other uses, see Francisco Pizarro (disambiguation).
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Who Was Francisco Pizarro?
In , Francisco Pizarro joined Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his march to the "South Sea," during which Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean. In , Pizarro and his brothers conquered Peru. Three years later, Pizarro founded the nation's new capital, Lima. Pizarro was assassinated on June 26, , in Lima, Peru, by vengeful members of an enemy faction of conquistadors.
Early Years
Pizarro was born an illegitimate child circa , in Trujillo, Spain — an area stricken by poverty. His father, Captain Gonzalo Pizarro, was a poor farmer. His mother, Francisca González, was of humble heritage. Pizarro grew up without learning how to read. Instead, he herded his father's pigs.
As a young man, Pizarro heard tales of the New World and was seized by a lust for fortune and adventure. In , he accompanied Spanish explorer Alonzo de Ojeda on a voyage to Urabá, Colombia. Although the expedition was unfruitful, Pizarro proved he could be relied on in a bind.
March to the Sea
In , Pizarro joined conquistador Balboa in his march to the "South Sea," across the Isthmus of Panama. During their journey, Balboa and Pizarro discovered what is now known as the Pacific Ocean, although Balboa allegedly spied it first, and was therefore cr