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Definition of Francisco Pizarro
1. Noun. Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Francisco Pizarro
Literary usage of Francisco Pizarro
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Peru by William Hickling Prescott (1900)
"That man was Francisco Pizarro;- and, as he held the same conspicuous post in
... Francisco Pizarro was born at Truxillo, a city of Estre- madura, in Spain. ..."
2. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"As the mother of Cortes was a Pizarro, it has been supposed that there was
relationship between the two families. Francisco Pizarro, whose mother was ..."
3. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"WHEN Alonso de Ojeda left San Sebastian for Espanola, he stipulated with Francisco
Pizarro, who for the time was commissioned governor, that should neither ..."
4. A History of Peru by Clements Robert Markham (1892)
"Francisco Pizarro was a son of Estremadura, born out of wedlock, and both he and
his father Gonzalo had fought in the ranks of the renowned Spanish infantry ..."
5. List of Members by Hakluyt Society, Galpin Society (1903)
"I. Report of Francisco de Xeres, Secretary to Francisco Pizarro. II. Report of
Miguel de Astete on the Expedition to Pachacamac. III. ..."
6. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Edward Gaylord Bourne, James Alexander Robertson, Emma Helen Blair (1906)
"The bishop of Nueva Segovia, Don Francisco Pizarro. Received on May 19, 1685, by
the hand of Diego Altamirano, procurator of the Society. ..."
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