Talk:Francisco Pizarro

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Contents 1 Topics 2 1531 or 1532 3 The Ransom Room 4 Pizzaro's death 5 Vandalism

[edit] Topics

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. After looting and generally destroying the Incan capital of Cusco, Pizarro founded Lima (which he called Ciudad de los Reyes, which means "City of the Kings"). Pizarro was assassinated in Lima, Peru, in 1541, by followers of Pedro de Almagro (Cortes' captain) who wanted to seize Lima for its riches?

[edit] 1531 or 1532

There have been several reverts about the date of arrival in Ecuador. this site seems to put the date at 1532. Does anyone have different information? --Hansnesse 18:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

he went to Ecuador in 1535 and got killed in 1541 in peru

[edit] The Ransom Room

That the ransom room was filled to "the equivalent of 2.5 billion dollars (1.5 million pounds) in today's money" is a rather exaggerating amount and requires an honest and urgent citation. --Dynamax 21:53, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pizzaro's death

If Pizzaro was alone when he died, how is it known that he cried for Jesus Christ? It reminds me of that riddle of if a tree falls down in a forest and nobody's around to hear it. 85.18.136.64 14:42, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I reverted some obvious vandalism but there have been so many anonymous edits,many vandalistic and many also self reverted that I don't know how much misinformation may still be in the article. What is the correct spelling of Francisco's father's first name for instance? It was changed from Gonzalan to Gonzalo recently. - Dan D. Ric 23:00, 12 March 2007 (UTC)