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Spanish Conquerors (Francisco Pizarro (image, 1.He took a page from…
Spanish Conquerors
Francisco Pizarro
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1.He took a page from Cortes' book, capturing Atahualpa, Emperor of the Inca, in 1532.
2.Pizarro was killed by the son of a former rival in 1541.
Diego de Almagro
1.He was a partner with Francisco Pizarro when Pizarro looted the wealthy Inca Empire, but Almagro was in Panama at the time and missed out on the best treasure
2.He went to war with Pizarro, lost, and was executed.
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Lope de Aguirre
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1.He had a reputation for being violent and unstable. 2.They left their homes in Spain to spend months on board a rickety ship to the New World, then had to spend years in steamy jungles and frosty sierras, all the while fighting angry natives, hunger, fatigue, and disease.
Gonzalo Pizarro
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1.By 1542, Gonzalo was the last of the Pizarro brothers in Peru.
2.He organized a bloody two-year revolt against Spain an authority before being captured and executed.
Pedro de Alvarado
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1.Alvarado found the remnants of the Maya Empire
2.Known by the natives as "Tonatiuh," or "Sun God" for his blonde hair.
Francisco de Orellana
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- He was one of the lucky ones who got in early on Pizarro's conquest of the Inca
2.. Orellana kept heading east, discovering the Amazon River and making his way to the Atlantic Ocean
Hernan Cortes
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1.He inspired thousands of Spaniards to swarm to the New World to try and emulate him.
2.He set out from Cuba with 600 men on an expedition to the mainland in present-day Mexico.
Panfilo de Nárvaez
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1.He made a name for himself by ruthlessly participating in the conquest of Cuba.
2.He was sent to Mexico to rein in the ambitions Hernán Cortés
Vasco Nunez deBalboa
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1.He was an able administrator and popular leader who cultivated strong ties with local tribes.
2.He was a Spanish conquistador and explorer of the early colonial era
Gonzalo de Sandoval
1.After the conquest, Sandoval was richly rewarded with lands and gold but died young of an illness.
2.Hernán Cortes only trusted in Gonzalo de Sandoval, who was barely 22 when he joined the expedition.
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