Francisco Pizarro was born in 1476 to a lower class family. His father, Captain Gonzalo Pizarro, was a poor farmer while his mother, Francisca Gonzalez, came from a simpler home. At a young age, Francisco tended to his father’s swineherd, and grew up without learning how to read. Born in Trujillo, Spain, Pizarro grew up in areas riddled with poverty. Whilst in his mid-thirties, Francisco herd of the riches of the New World and sought to be go find them. In 1510, Francisco Pizarro left Spain with explorer Alonzo de Ojeda, and went on a voyage to Uraba, Colombia. A short three years later, Francisco joined Vasco Núñez de Balboa through the Isthmus of Panama looking for the “South Sea”. On this long and extravagant journey, Balboa and Pizarro
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Not long after, Pizarro became mayor of Panama City, and accumulated a small fortune. Not wasting anytime, the rumor that a very rich and wealthy Incan Empire was rising had reached Pizarro, and again with a strong lust for gold, he set out to find the empire. After seeing the immense riches of modern day Peru, Francisco traveled back to spain to recruit reinforcements so he could conquer the Incan Empire. King Charles of Spain had given him ships and soldiers, and when he alas had infiltrated the King Atahualpa’s house, he held him at ransom and stole gold and silver. Even though Pizarro was given everything he demanded, he still had Atahualpa killed. It was 1533 when Francisco had conquered Peru and founded the new capital, Lima, causing many Spaniards to move to the new land. Many years later, Almagro, one of Pizarro’s lifelong rivals, and is armies killed one of Francisco’s step brothers, provoking Pizarro who tracked him down and killed him. This led to Francisco Pizarro being murdered, in 1541, by a group of Almagro’s followers, who were said to be avenging their …show more content…
Pizarro was a man very much about wealth and reputation. He had traveled a ridiculous number of miles in search of riches, and spent most of his life doing that. When Spain had only recognized Balboa as the finder of the Pacific Ocean, he was not happy. King Charles V was the ruler of Spain the same time Pizarro was alive, and was very influential towards the rest of Europe, making them also believe that Francisco Pizarro had nothing to do with finding the Pacific. King Charles V had nothing against Pizarro, but credit was not given properly to the man who helped find the Pacific Ocean. After Pizarro had been murdered, a new king of Spain rose, Charles V’s son, Philip II. King Philip was not a bad leader, he in fact was nicknamed ‘the prudent’. However, Philip had done several things that dramatically affected the kingdom of Spain after his passing. Charles passed on many kingdoms to his don, including Milan, Naples, Sicily, and the Netherlands. With all these empires to look after, Philip had a surprising distaste for war. He was not against fighting he just managed his armies from afar. Towards the end of his ruling, Philip lost his control on the Netherlands, when they started having uprisings because they were denied their religious freedom. King Philip had turned his father’s court system into a ruthless act, famous for being so bitter. This fact played quite the role in contributing to the start of the Eighty Years’ War,
Not long after, Pizarro became mayor of Panama City, and accumulated a small fortune. Not wasting anytime, the rumor that a very rich and wealthy Incan Empire was rising had reached Pizarro, and again with a strong lust for gold, he set out to find the empire. After seeing the immense riches of modern day Peru, Francisco traveled back to spain to recruit reinforcements so he could conquer the Incan Empire. King Charles of Spain had given him ships and soldiers, and when he alas had infiltrated the King Atahualpa’s house, he held him at ransom and stole gold and silver. Even though Pizarro was given everything he demanded, he still had Atahualpa killed. It was 1533 when Francisco had conquered Peru and founded the new capital, Lima, causing many Spaniards to move to the new land. Many years later, Almagro, one of Pizarro’s lifelong rivals, and is armies killed one of Francisco’s step brothers, provoking Pizarro who tracked him down and killed him. This led to Francisco Pizarro being murdered, in 1541, by a group of Almagro’s followers, who were said to be avenging their …show more content…
Pizarro was a man very much about wealth and reputation. He had traveled a ridiculous number of miles in search of riches, and spent most of his life doing that. When Spain had only recognized Balboa as the finder of the Pacific Ocean, he was not happy. King Charles V was the ruler of Spain the same time Pizarro was alive, and was very influential towards the rest of Europe, making them also believe that Francisco Pizarro had nothing to do with finding the Pacific. King Charles V had nothing against Pizarro, but credit was not given properly to the man who helped find the Pacific Ocean. After Pizarro had been murdered, a new king of Spain rose, Charles V’s son, Philip II. King Philip was not a bad leader, he in fact was nicknamed ‘the prudent’. However, Philip had done several things that dramatically affected the kingdom of Spain after his passing. Charles passed on many kingdoms to his don, including Milan, Naples, Sicily, and the Netherlands. With all these empires to look after, Philip had a surprising distaste for war. He was not against fighting he just managed his armies from afar. Towards the end of his ruling, Philip lost his control on the Netherlands, when they started having uprisings because they were denied their religious freedom. King Philip had turned his father’s court system into a ruthless act, famous for being so bitter. This fact played quite the role in contributing to the start of the Eighty Years’ War,