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Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Inca Empire. In 1532 he captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa at Cajamarca and later executed him, opening the way to Spanish control of Peru and enormous silver wealth for the Spanish Empire.

Francisco Pizarro
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Spanish EmpireFoundationInca EmpireDecline, SummaryViceroyalty of PeruFoundationCrown of CastileMilitaryHabsburg SpainFoundation

Mentioned in 6 state histories

HuancaInca EmpireCastilla de OroGovernorate of New CastileGovernorate of the Río de la PlataGovernorate of New Toledo

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Francisco Pizarro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francisco-pizarro
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“Francisco Pizarro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francisco-pizarro. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Francisco Pizarro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francisco-pizarro.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Francisco Pizarro’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/francisco-pizarro (Accessed: ).

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