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Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (/ p ɪ ˈ z ɑːr oʊ /; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko piˈθaro]; c. 16 March 1478 – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
The statues represent the conquistador Francisco Pizarro mounted on a horse and dressed for fighting with armor and sword. Pizarro is famous for having led the Conquest of Peru in the 16th century and having founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535, establishing what would become the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (November 3, 1780 – February 2, 1855) was a Peruvian priest, politician and lawyer. He served as Archbishop of Lima from 1846 to 1855, deputy for Cusco and Arequipa , and President of the Constituent Congresses of 1822 , 1828 and 1834.
By 1538 Pizarro had taken her as his mistress, and she gave birth to two of Pizarro's sons, Juan and Francisco. Following Pizarro's assassination in 1541, she married the interpreter Juan de Betanzos who later wrote Narratives of the Incas, part one covering Inca history up to the arrival of the Spanish and part two covering the conquest to ...
Juan Pizarro (conquistador) (c. 1511 – 1536), half-brother of Francisco, co-governor of Peru, killed during an Inca rebellion Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez (1446–1522), Spanish Captain who participated in several campaigns in Italy
Francisco Pizarro was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru. Francisco Pizarro may also refer to: Francisco Pizarro (Chilean footballer), Chilean football forward; Francisco Pizarro (Peruvian footballer), Peruvian football manager and former goalkeeper; Francisco Pizarro Martínez, Mexican diplomat
The family group involved in the conquest of the Incas also included a maternal half-brother of Francisco, Francisco Martín de Alcántara; and a cousin of the Pizarro brothers, Pedro Pizarro; Hernando had two full sisters, Inés Pizarro y de Vargas and Isabel Pizarro y de Vargas, who married Gonzalo de Tapia.
The Inca agreed, assuming the name Francisco Atahualpa in honor of Francisco Pizarro. [4] His last requests to Pizarro were that his remains be transported to Quito, and that he have compassion on his children. [2]: 204 After Atahualpa was executed, the end of the "Tahuantinsuyo" (Inca Empire) was near, with the Spanish conquest of Peru.