Francisco Pizarro Failure

Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro was a good explorer but had a pretty bad life for himself at the beginning but conquered at the end. This will be about Francisco’s expedition. Also it will be about his background. Finally his hard his hard life after his one and only expedition. Pizarro was the illegitimate son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca González, a young boy of humble birth. He spent much of his early life in the home of his grandparents. According to legend of Pizarro he was for a time a swineherd, a not unlikely possibility since this was a common occupation of boys in that region. When Pizarro grew up he had a long lasting fame and conquered big but then died a bad death by assassination.

Pizarro’s background quite action packed just for the one expedition he went through. Pizarro was born in 1475 but died in 1541 when he was 66 years old. Before his historic trek he was an adventurer and a soldier. For Francisco’s trek he sailed for spain.He held the leader of the Incas for a ransom of millions of dollars worth of gold and silver, and then ordered his killing. His quest for personal wealth and fame was carried out in a cruel and brutal fashion, and permanently changed the future of the Inca civilization. In spite of him most likely

remaining illiterate his whole life, he became an experienced adventurer who would become known as the conqueror of Peru in 1515.
Pizarro’s one and only expedition was from Spain to central South America.

Pizarro’s expedition that took almost 40 years! After his death defying 40 years he conquered Peru and had a successful journey. When he conquered he became a king and had a partner with long lasting fame.It was not until 1523, when he was some 48 years old, that Pizarro embarked upon the adventure that was to lead to his lasting fame. In partnership with a soldier, Diego de Almagro, and a priest, Hernando de Luque, he made preparations for a voyage of discovery and conquest down the west coast of South America.He joined the military while still in his teens, but there is no record of him ever receiving any schooling, academic or

military.
After Pizarro’s conquest of Peru, conflicts over territorial jurisdiction developed between Pizarro and Almagro. Also the 1537 civil war broke loose between Pizarro and Almagro and Almagro had a grudge towards Pizarro and towards his men to assassinate him .Almagro at one stage seized Cuzco but was persuaded by Pizarro to depart for Chile for war, over which he had been granted extensive powers by the king. When Pizarro went on his one and only expedition he conquered Peru with a long lasting fame.Almagro's men were getting ready to assassinate Pizarro in his palace in 1541. Pizarro died that day a protracted death, drawing a cross of his own blood on the ground, kissing it, and crying “Jesus” as he fell to his death.

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