Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro (died 1541), the Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire, captured Atahualpa and founded Lima.
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- 1529Francisco Pizarro obtains the Crown's licence to conquer Peru
After earlier expeditions along the Pacific coast, Pizarro secures permission in 1529 to conquer the land. The source gives no month or place for the licence.
- 1532Francisco Pizarro lands in Peru with about 168 men
On his third voyage, in 1531 to 1532, Pizarro reaches Peru with about 168 Spaniards, 106 on foot and 62 on horseback, and heads inland towards the Inca emperor Atahualpa.
- November 16, 1532Pizarro ambushes Atahualpa's party at Cajamarca and captures the Inca emperor
On 16 November 1532 Pizarro's men attack Atahualpa's unarmed entourage in Cajamarca's plaza and seize him. Estimates put the Inca dead at about 2,000 to 3,000; most sources report no Spanish deaths.
- December 20, 1532 – May 3, 1533Atahualpa offers a room of gold and silver for his freedom
The captive emperor offers to fill a room once with gold and twice with silver. Deliveries begin on 20 December 1532, and by 3 May 1533 Pizarro has received all the treasure. Atahualpa is not freed.
- 1533Spanish authorities garrote Atahualpa at Cajamarca
Tried on charges that include the murder of his brother Huáscar, Atahualpa is garrotted in 1533 after accepting baptism, which spares him burning. Sources disagree on the day: 26 July or 29 August.
- November 15, 1533Pizarro's army enters Cusco, the Inca capital
On 15 November 1533 the Spanish enter Cusco. Pizarro first installs Túpac Huallpa, who dies, and then Manco Inca, who later turns against the Spanish.
- January 18, 1535Francisco Pizarro founds Lima, the 'City of the Kings'
On 18 January 1535 Pizarro founds Lima, which becomes the capital of Spanish Peru and remains so until 1821.
- 1537 – 1538Diego de Almagro seizes Cusco and is defeated and executed in 1538
Diego de Almagro seizes Cusco in 1537, is defeated at the Battle of Las Salinas in 1538 and executed that year. It opens a civil war between the conquistadors.
- 1541Almagro's supporters assassinate Francisco Pizarro
In 1541 supporters of the executed Diego de Almagro, led by his son Diego de Almagro II, kill Pizarro. The source used gives no day.