Where did Francisco Pizarro go ?

In 1515, Pizarro was sent with several other expeditions to collect gold and treasures from the natives in Veraguas and

along the Pacific coast. When Pedrarias move the capital to Panama, he went along, and was in many battle with all of the

warlike tribes in Veraguas. In 1520, he accompanied Espinosa when he went to do battle with Urraca, the Cacique of the

natives in Veraguas and the colony of Natá.

By 1522, the success of Hernando Cortéz in Mexico, and the stories of the cities of gold in the south, made Pizarro want

to head an expedition to the south. He formed a partnership with  Hernando de Luque (a priest), Diego de Almagro, and

Gaspar de Espinoza (the man with the money). to explore to the south of Panama. They called their enterprise, the "Empresa

del Levante".  The rights to the exploration of those lands was controlled by Pascual de Andagoya, and they had to purchase

those rights. Almagro was a conquistador who was looking for adventure, and just happened to be in Panama at the time. Luque

was a Spanish Cleric, who was familiar with civil law and political intrigue. They were able to get the support of Pedrarias after

giving him a share of the profits, if any of the expedition. As soon as the money needed to finance the expedition was raised,

Pizarro assumed the job of the expedition leader. Almagro had the responsibility of getting all of the equipment and provision

and Luque, was to remain in Panama, and look after the expeditions interest, and make sure that Pedrarias did not turn against them.

Pizarro set sail in November, 1524 with 114 men, and 4 horses. Almagro was to follow with another ship, as soon as it  was

ready. The first trip, did not yield any great quantities of gold. Pizarro only went as far south as Punta Quemada, off the coast of

Colombia. He sent back some of the small quantity of gold he was able to get, to Pedrarias, to keep him happy, and in support of

the expedition. Almagro, having set sail after Pizarro, got as far as Rio de San Juan in Colombia. Not finding Pizarro, he to turns

back and meets him in Chicamá, where Pizarro had gone.

Pizarro and company, approached Pedrarias's a second time, to recruit volunteers for another attempt. This time Pedrarias, who

was busy planning on an expedition of conquest into Nicaragua, would have nothing of it. Pedrarias had already traded his share

of the Pizarro company, to help finance his expedition into Nicaragua. Fortunately, a new governor arrived to replace Pedrarias, D.

Pedro de los Rios, and was convinced of the merit of the expedition. On March 10, 1528, the three partners reach another agreement

to divided all profits between themselves.

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Pizarro landed at San Mateo Bay in 1532. After traveling through desert and snow-capped mountains, Pizarro and his men

(who included Hernando de Soto) arrived at Cajamarca (in 1533), where they captured Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor

of the Incas. Atahuallpa had just won a civil war against his half-brother (Huáscar), and had executed Huáscar and his family.

Atahuallpa had invited Pizarro to a celebratory feast, thinking that the Spanish were not much of a threat. Pizarro ambushed

Atahuallpa and killed thousands of his men. Atahuallpa offered a huge ransom for his own release, but Pizarro took the treasure

and had Atahuallpa strangled on Aug. 29, 1533; this was the end of the Incan empire.

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