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Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru (–)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pizarro and the second or maternal family name is González.
Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (; Spanish:[fɾanˈθiskopiˈθaro]; c.&#;16 March &#;– 26 June ) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Born in Trujillo, Spain, to a poor family, Pizarro chose to pursue fortune and adventure in the New World.
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He went to the Gulf of Urabá, and accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa in his crossing of the Isthmus of Panama, where they became the first Europeans to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. He served as mayor of the newly founded Panama City for a few years and undertook two failed expeditions to Peru.
In , Pizarro obtained perm