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Biography of Francisco Pizarro

Summary

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, politician and marquis born in Trujillo (Cáceres-Spain) between and into a noble family. At a very young age he moved to Seville where he embarked for the Indies in the fleet of the governor Nicolás de Ovando in

Here he would have a very active role in diverse scenarios of the conquest.

He resided in Santo Domingo from where he left in with Alonso de Ojeda to the conquest and colonization of Tierra Firme.

Francisco Pizarro: Biography, Explorer, Peru, Facts

With Vasco Núñez de Balboa he explored present-day Panama and participated in the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, or South Sea as it was then called, in September

In Panama he was under the orders of Governor Pedrarias Dávila and earned fame and respect, being named Mayor of Panama. News reached this city that sailing south there was a rich and prosperous kingdom.

Pizarro did not hesitate and associating with Diego de Almagro and Hernan