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Francisco Pizarro

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Noun1.Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro - Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)
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For many of the local peasants, Yanacocha evokes a tale of treachery any Peruvian schoolchild can recite: In 1532, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro captured the last Inca emperor, Atahualpa.
All that glitters: the demand for gold is soaring. But some of the ... by Johnson, Kirk / New York Times Upfront
At the climactic moment in Peter Shaffer's 1964 play about Spain's conquest of Peru, The Royal Hunt of the Sun, a disillusioned Francisco Pizarro demands of his attendant friars, "Look: I am a peasant, I want value for money.
Double-red-crossed by Rivkin, David B., Jr. / The National Interest
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro and about 180 Spanish soldiers arrive in Peru.
Explore the history of Peru. (Skills Master 1) by Junior Scholastic
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