Research topic: Juan Pizarro

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Juan Pizarro

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Juan Pizarro , d. 1536, Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro. He aided Francisco in the conquest of Peru. With his other brothers, Gonzalo and Hernando, he fought against the Inca Manco Capac during the siege of Cuzco in 1536. He was killed leading an attack on the Native American fortress Sacsahuamán. Author not available, PIZARRO, JUAN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Francisco Pizarro
...far-reaching than Pizarro's impact upon the society of Peru. Pizarro left Spain for the New World in the wake of the early...on his march to the South Sea (Pacific Ocean). It was Pizarro who later arrested the condemned Balboa on orders from...an encomendero (lord of Indian serfs) in Panama. Yet ... Read more
Hernando Pizarro
...1530-60, Spanish conquistador, half brother of Francisco Pizarro. Much older than his half brothers, Francisco, Juan, and Gonzalo, and, unlike them, legitimate by birth and educated...court, he was sent (1539) to Spain to argue the cause of the Pizarros in the recent civil war, but bribery was not ... Read more

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