Francisco Pizarro
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Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Portrait by Amable-Paul Coutan, 1835
Francisco Pizarro's route of exploration during the conquest of Peru (1531–1533)
Pizarro and his followers in Lima in 1535
Pizarro meets with the Inca Emperor Atahualpa, 1532
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and known as El Inca, was a chronicler and writer born in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Sailing to Spain at 21, he was educated informally there, wh
Portrait of Garcilaso de la Vega, engraved by Carlos Penoso, 1879
Statue of Garcilaso in Villa Borghese gardens, Rome
House of Garcilaso de la Vega in Cusco, Peru, in 1877
House of Garcilaso in Montilla, during his time in Spain