Francisco Pizarro: (Trujillo, Spain, 1478 - Lima, 1541) Conqueror of Peru. The decades after the discovery of America had as main protagonists the so-called conquerors, Spanish military who on some occasions, with scarce resources and adequate doses of boldness and sagacity, managed to take over immense territories. Such was the case of Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of Mexico, and Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru, who in just three years (1531-1533) took control of the rich and powerful Inca Empire.
