Francisco Pizarro Timeline of Events

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Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...

Timeline of Events

1532

11.15.1532

Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day

11.16.1532

Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa.

1533

11.14.1533

Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca empire

1535

1.18.1535

Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru.

1541

6.26.1541

Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.