The discovery of American From Christopher Columbus inaugurated a new period of world history, Era of discoveries. The protagonists of the new era during the 16th century were the Spanish Conquistadors (explorers and conquerors), who claimed large areas of the American continent on behalf of the Spanish crown. These men, often moving from their thirst for gold and glory, but also from their desire to spread Christianity, radically changed the map and history of the New World. One of the most notorious and successful conquerors was the Francisco Pizarothe man who conquered the powerful Empire of INKA.
According to most and more valid sources, Pizaro was born on March 16, 1478 in the city of Trouhiyo of her kingdom Castile. He was a lawful son of Colonel Gonzalo Pizaro and Franciska Gonzalez. On the side of his father, Pizaro was the second cousin of the other notorious Conquistador, his Ernan Corteswho conquered the Aztec Empire. Pizaro himself grew up in poverty and did not receive a significant education.
In 1509, he sailed for the first time to the New World as a member of the crew of “Alonso de Acentas”, destined for Northern Coast of Colombia and Panama. In 1522 he made his first attempt to explore the western coast of South America. There he was informed of the existence of a very rich empire, the mythical El Dorado. In the following years he attempted to approach the area, where the guards he had spoken to refer to as “Pir”.
After receiving the approval of the Spanish crown, Pizaro organized his third campaign for Peru, with only 180 men.
In 1528, he returned to Spain by cutting samples of luxurious fabrics, gold and silver of the areas he visited. After receiving the approval of the Spanish crown, Pizaro organized his third campaign for Peruwith just 180 men. When he arrived there, he launched an attack on the city of Kachamarca, which he occupied, despite the numerical superiority of the INKA. He even managed to capture Emperor Ataulpafor the liberation of which he asked for ransom in gold and silver. Pizaro’s conquistadores, taking advantage of the internal impractices of INKA, managed to occupy their capital, Cusco, on November 15, 1533. Two years later, Pizaro founded the city of Limawhich he designated as the administrative center of Spanish possessions in the area.
He was assassinated by his former companion’s son in the conquests, Diego de Almagro.
Pizaro maintained the reins of Spanish domination in Peru until his death in 1541. He was assassinated by his former companion’s son in conquests, Diego de Almagro, whose execution he had ordered in 1538, when reactions to the distribution of the law was arising. In general, Pizaro’s contribution to the fall of INKAS in South America is considered decisive. The Spaniards looted the cities of INKA and behaved with ruthless violence to the local population, which was decimated due to the diseases brought with by the conquerors.
Column: Myrto Katsigera, Vassilis Minakakis, Antigoni-Despina Poumenidou, Athanasios Syroplakis
