Birth of Francisco Pizarro
Birth of Francisco Pizarro
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Francisco Pizarro Biography and Timeline
Follow Francisco Pizarro through 34 dated historical records for Spain.
Francisco Pizarro, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1471–1536Years on this page
1471
1502
New World
Sails from Spain with the newly appointed Governor of Hispaniola, Nicolas de Ovando y Caceres, on a fleet of 30 ships, the largest fleet that had ever sailed to the New World
1513
New World
Pizarro accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama and they became the first Europeans to view the Pacific coast of the New World
1519
Mayor
Appointed Mayor of Panama
1524
Invasion of Peru
The first of three expeditions left from Panama for the conquest of Peru with about 80 men and 40 horses while Diego de Almagro was left behind because he was to recruit men, gather additional supplies, and join Pizarro later
Battle of Punta Quemada
Fearing subsequent hostile encounters like the one the expedition endured at the Battle of Punta Quemada, Pizarro chose to end his tentative first expedition and return to Panama
Invasion of Peru
And Luque would be in charge of finances and any additional provisions they might need.
Invasion of Peru
Call their enterprise the "Empresa del Levante" and determined that Pizarro would command the expedition, Almagro would provide the military and food supplies.
Invasion of Peru
Fearing subsequent hostile encounters like the one the expedition endured at the Battle of Punta Quemada, Pizarro chose to end his tentative first expedition and return to Panama.
Invasion of Peru
Pizarro forms a partnership with a priest, Hernando de Luque, and a soldier, Diego de Almagro, to explore and conquer the South.
1526
Invasion of Peru
Pizarro left Panama with two ships with 160 men and several horses, reaching as far as the Colombian San Juan River
Invasion of Peru
Pizarro left Panama with two ships with 160 men and several horses, reaching as far as the Colombian San Juan River. Pizarro & Almagro lead an expedition to Peru, 1526-1527
1528
Discovery of Llama
The Spanish see for the first time, the Peruvian Llama which Pizarro called the "little camels"
Invasion of Peru
The Spanish see for the first time, the Peruvian Llama which Pizarro called the "little camels". By April 1528, they finally reaches the northwestern Peruvian Tumbes Region, Tumbes became the territory of the first fruits of success the Spanish had so long desired, as they were received with a warm welcome
Capitulacion de Toledo
Queen Isabel signs the Capitulacion de Toledo, a license document which authorized Francisco Pizarro to proceed with the conquest of Peru
Invasion of Peru
Queen Isabel signs the Capitulacion de Toledo, a license document which authorized Francisco Pizarro to proceed with the conquest of Peru. Pizarro is officially named the Governor, Captain General, and the "Adelantado" of the New Castille for the distance of 200 leagues along the newly discovered coast, and invested with all the authority and prerogatives
1531
Battle of Puna
3000 native warriors on the island of Puna attacked the camp of 160 Spaniards, the superior arms and discipline of the Spaniards won the day and over 3000 natives were slaughters with the loss of only three Spaniards
Battle of Caxamalca
The Battle was nothing but a butchery, Pizarro, who had invited the Inca to visit him, falling upon the unsuspecting Peruvians, seizing Manco-Capac, and slaughtering 4,000 men, without the loss of a single Spaniard. Fought 1531, between 160 Spaniards under Pizarro, and 30,000 Peruvians, forming the escort of the Inca, Manco-Capac
1532
Invasion of Peru
Defeats the Inca chieftan, Atahualpa
Invasion of Peru
As Tumbes no longer afforded the safe accommodations Pizarro sought, he decided to lead an excursion into the interior of the land and established the first Spanish settlement in Peru calling it San Miguel de Piura
1533
Capture of Cuzco
The Spaniards place a puppet Inca on the throne and continue their conquests by taking the capitals of Cuzco, in 1533, and Quito (battle of Chimborazo) in 1534. Captures the Inca city of Cuzco
Death of Francisco Pizarro
Has the Inca Chieftan executed for not accepting the Christian faith
Execution
Has the Inca Chieftan executed for not accepting the Christian faith
1534
Invasion of Peru
After the Spanish had sealed the conquest of Peru by taking Cuzco in 1533, Jauja in the fertile Mantaro Valley was established as Perus provisional capital in April 1534
Rule of Peru
After the Spanish had sealed the conquest of Peru by taking Cuzco in 1533, Jauja in the fertile Mantaro Valley was established as Perus provisional capital in April 1534
Battle of Chimborazo
The Spaniards place a puppet Inca on the throne and continue their conquests by taking the capitals of Cuzco, in 1533, and Quito (battle of Chimborazo) in 1534
Battle of Maraycalla
The Battle went badly for the Incas and Quizquiz was slain by his own men who opposed continued resistance of the Spaniards. Fought in early 1534 several months after the fall of Cuzco, between the Spaniards, led by the Pizarro brothers and Incas led by Quizquiz
Capture of Quito
The Spaniards place a puppet Inca on the throne and continue their conquests by taking the capitals of Cuzco, in 1533, and Quito (battle of Chimborazo) in 1534
Invasion of Peru
Pizarro invades Cuzco with indigenous troops and with it sealed the conquest of Peru
1535
Lima
Pizarro founded the city of Lima in Perus central coast on 18 January 1535, a foundation that he considered as one of the most important things he had created in life
Rule of Peru
Pizarro founded the city of Lima in Perus central coast on 18 January 1535, a foundation that he considered as one of the most important things he had created in life
1536
Rebellion of Inca
The Inca rebellion is crushed
Rule of Peru
Manco Inca Yupanqui led over 100,000 Incan warriors in a revolt against the Spanish overlords & besieged the city of Cuzco for over six months and killed one of the Pizarro brothers before being driven out by Spanish reinforcements
Siege of Cuzco
Manco Inca Yupanqui led over 100,000 Incan warriors in a revolt against the Spanish overlords & besieged the city of Cuzco for over six months and killed one of the Pizarro brothers before being driven out by Spanish reinforcements
Records, sources and methodology
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