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c. 1478 - 1541Life of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
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c. 1478The conquistador Francisco Pizarro is born in Trujillo, Extramadura, Spain.
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1502Francisco Pizarro sails with Nicolás de Ovando to Hispaniola.
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1509Francisco Pizarro joins the expedition led by Alonso de Ojeda to the Gulf of Uraba.
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1513Francisco Pizarro joins the expedition of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa to cross the Isthmus of Panama.
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1524 - 1525Francisco Pizarro leads his first voyage of exploration to South America.
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1526Francisco Pizarro leads his second voyage of exploration to South America.
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Jul 1529Francisco Pizarro receives royal backing to explore South America.
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Dec 1530Francisco Pizarro leaves Panama for his thrid voyage of exploration to South America.
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Feb 1531Francisco Pizarro awaits reinforcements at Coaque (Ecuador).
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Feb 1532Francisco Pizarro attacks Tumbes.
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16 Nov 1532Battle of Cajamarca where the Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Francisco Pizarro.
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26 Jul 1533The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.
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Nov 1533Francsico Pizarro crowns Manco Inca Yupanqui (Manqo Inka) as his puppet ruler.
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15 Nov 1533Francisco Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.
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18 Jan 1535Francsico Pizarro founds Lima (Ciudad de Los Reyes) as the capital of Spanish Peru.
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6 May 1536An Inca army led by Manco Inca attackes the Spanish conquistadors in Cusco.
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Sep 1536Francisco Pizarro defeates an Inca army led by Quizo Yupanqui which attacks Lima.
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Apr 1537Relief forces arrive and ensure the Spanish conquistadors keep control of Cusco.
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Apr 1538Battle of Las Salinas outside Cusco between rival factions of Spanish conquistadors.
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Jun 1541Francisco Pizarro is stabbed to death in his home by a rival faction of conquistadors.
