Francisco Pzarro Research Paper

     Francisco Pizarro was a conquistador born in Trujillo, Spain in about 1471. His father, Gonzalo Pizarro, was an infantry captain and he taught Francisco how to fight at an early age. Francisco Pizarro never learned to read and write but he was full of adventure.

Conquistador is a term that defines the soldiers and explorers of the New World. There are many conquistadors before the discovery of the New World. However, the most important and unforgettable conquistador was born between sometime in the 1470s. Francisco Pizarro, Gonzalez, is the Spanish conquistador who was the leader of the expedition of the Inca Empire. And behind this expedition, there is a long story that defines a man and events that prove facts. So, who is Francisco Pizarro? According to the facts, Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain. His date of birth is unknown, but some say that it is sometimes in the 1470s, perhaps 1474. He was the illegitimate son of infantry Colonel Gonzalo Pizarro, who was

The person I did my essay on was Victor Cruz. Victor Cruz was born on November 11, 1986. He is from patterson nj. He is a wide receiver. He played college football at Massachusetts. He signed with the Giants in 2010. His number is 80. And Cruz put up 47 catches for 883 yards and eight touchdowns in his single season. Cruz can run 40 yards in 4.46 seconds. Also after two years of rehab, Cruz returned to NFL play on September 11, 2016.

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He conquered the Incan Empire in Peru. He was very successful in doing so. Another thing he did was help and accompany Vasco Núñez de Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean. His goal was to have fame and fortune. He was important because of his role in Peru.

In today’s world, we have many famous explorers that we study in text books. One person that is lesser known is Hernan Cortez. Hernan Cortez was born into a lesser noble family in the year of 1485. He was born by the name of Hernan Cortez Pizarror (aztec-history,com). Hernan was destined by his parents to become a lawyer. Setting his own path, Hernan Cortez became a conquistador instead at the age of nineteen. Denying his orders to not set sail, Hernan took eleven ships and more than five hundred men to the Mexican Coast (biography.com). Later becoming a ruler and a criminal, he died December 2, 1547.

In 1891 a boy named Rafael Trujillo was born by a middle aged family in San Cristobal on October 24, 1891. Another thing was that he was one of 11 children and was the third of them all. When he started growing up Trujillo wanted a job so what he decided to do was go and take a job as a Telephone Operator at the age of 16 years after attending a formal elementary school and a private middle school. So after he had his job for a little while Trujillo decided to forge a check from his family bank and because of that he lost his job and also was served time in jail. Also in 1916 Trujillo was known to be in a gang that had also supported him to his criminal ways and was part of the reason that he had forged the check in the first place. After

Ruben Villa IV was born on April 16, 1997, in Salinas California. To his parents Ruben Villa III and Jessica Villa, both Salinas Natives. Being the only son out of 4 sisters. Ruben Villa III introduced his son to a gym in a recreation center for his 5th birthday. Since that day Ruben knew boxing was his passion. Ruben enjoyed throwing punches at the speed bags every time he stepped a foot in the gym with his coach Rudy Puga. In his corner for 12 years. Ruben’s father and his coach decided to take their passion for boxing to the next level. They started a boxing gym in Rudy’s backyard and this is where the beginning of Ruben’s legacy was birthed. Positive guidance has been important to Ruben, having his uncle George Villa as his strength and

In 1496 Hernando de Soto was born in Spain. All his life he dreams about becoming an explorer, his family had very little money. His Mom wanna him to grow up and be a Lawyer but his Dad rather him be a explore of the West Indies. So he became an explorer.

Francisco Pizarro is best known for his famous expeditions to the “New World” , his

Francisco Pizarro was one of the many conquistadors who explored the then New World. It was also known as the Americas. Pizarro mainly conquered the South America area where Peru now stands. He is best known for overthrowing the Inca king Atahualpa and establishing the capital Lima in Peru. Pizarro was born an illegitimate child of Gonzalo Pizarro, who was a spanish captain who did several campaigns in Italy. When Pizarro was a boy he was intrigued of stories of the New World, he gained a quick interest in exploring. So he joined Vasco Núñez De Balboa on an expedition to the Americas. On this expedition they discovered the Pacific Ocean. Of course the Pacific Ocean was already found by early settlers but this was probably the first time someone had actually documented the findings of this huge mass of water. Francisco Pizarro also had threes brothers who accompanied him on his road to conquering Peru for Spain. He also had a partnership with Diego de Almagro, which went bitter after a few years of adventuring.

Arturo Marquez was born in Alamos, Sonora on December 20, 1950 (age 66). (He is still alive today) Marquez was named after his father, Arturo Marquez, who was of Mexican descent from Arizona. His mother's name was Aurora Marquez Navarro. Marquez was the first born out of nine children and was the only child in his family who became a musician. Since his father and grandfather were musicians, Marquez was introduced to several musical styles in his childhood, particularly Mexican ¨ salon music.¨ His dad was a mariachi musician. Until the early 1990s Marquez´ music was largely unknown outside his native country. At the age of sixteen he started composing

Uruguay is a secular nation, with a distinct separation between church and state. As such, touring churches and cathedrals is not an integral part of Uruguayan tourism. Those with an interest in mysticism, however, will not be disappointed.

Conquistador Francisco Pizarro, who had traveled to Panama in 1513, returned to Spain in 1528. He appealed Emperor Charles V. for a commission to establish a Spanish colony in South America. Not only was his request granted, he was also given authority over any lands captured during his expedition. He soon set off for Peru with 62 horses and around 170 men.

After joining the Spanish Army, he didn’t think that his actions were getting rewarded properly. Francisco Pizarro left for Hispaniola so that he could get noticed for his military skills. “He came to America in 1510 and took part in a number of exploratory expeditions. Including that of Vasco de Balboa, which resulted in Spain’s claim to the Pacific Ocean in 1513.” (EbscoHost) During the time, Francisco Pizarro was Vasco de Balboa‘s chief lieutenant.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean in his march to the South Sea across the Isthmus of Panama, in which Francisco Pizarro was joined. But who was Francisco Pizarro? What did he contribute in the journey to America? What were the changes that bring with this journey? “Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru and opened the way for other Spanish advances into South America” (Brinkley 10). Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro – a poor farmer – and Francisca Gonzalez. Pizarro was born on March 16th, 1478 in the city of Trujillo, Corona de Castille, Spain. He belonged to a poor family and he grew up without learning how write and read. He was an important because he founded the city of Lima – Peru in 1535 in where he imposed over the Inca’s Empire. Pizarro was also in the exploration to Colombia with Alonso de Ojeda and explored the Pacific Ocean with Balboa which ironically was arrested by Pizarro under the commandment of Pedro Arias de Avila. (Pennington 126)