Francisco Pizarro, Conqueror of the Inca Empire

Francisco Pizarro, Conqueror of the Inca Empire

Capital only 177 troops and 62 horses, Pizarro conquered the Inca empire which had a population of not less than 6 million people.

Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain around 1475. He was famous for illiterate although he managed to conquer the Inca empire in Peru. The story of his life is similar to Hernando Cortes where he initially went to the New World (the Americas) to try their luck looking for the glory. From 1502 until 1509 Pizarro lived in Hispaniola, the Caribbean island, in an area that now includes the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

In 1513 he participated in an expedition under the leadership of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, who discovered the Atlantic Ocean. Pizzaro then settled in Panama in 1519. He began to hear about the Inca empire from a Spanish explorer who never came to see, Pascual de Andagoya. Izzaro motivated to Hernando Cortes who conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. He was soon plotting these desires.

Inca conquest

For the first time Pizzaro tried to come to Peru in 1524-1525, but the attempt failed and he was with two of his ship was forced back before reaching Peru. Experiments both occurred in the years 1526-1528 and he set foot on the coast of Peru and bring home the gold, llamas, and Indians. success in bringing goods from Peru that would later he received permission and support of the king of Spain to conquer Peru.

In 1528 he returned to Spain, news of success set foot on the coast of Peru and brought some stuff sounded in the ears of King Charles V. year later, King Charles V gave him the power to conquer Peru for the interests of Spain and providing it with funds and everything you need to create the expedition.
The news was very encouraging Pizzaro and he was immediately heading to Panama to prepare for the expedition. The expedition was finally departed from Panama in 1531. At that time Pizarro has entered the age of fifty-five years. Fleet owned by Pizzaro to demolish peru less than 200 people, while on the Inca not less than six million people.

Pizzaro entourage landed in Peru in September 1532. In detail, Pizzaro's fleet consisted of 177 soldiers and 62 horses. The first tactics is to move his troops to climb the high Andes mountains to get to the City of Cajamarca. Cajamarca city is the center of the Inca empire where the principal named Inca Atahualpa stay in that place. In Cajamarca, Atahualpa at least have the force of 14 000 soldiers.
Pizzaro soldiers were slightly soldiers known as "Lilliputians" to Cajamarca on November 15, 1532. Whether the tactics and deception what the next year successfully negotiated with Atahualpa Pizarro. Atahualpa left a large number of troops and only escorted by about 5,000 loyal followers who were unarmed, came to meet with Pizarro.

Strangeness is indeed the case because it was very clear and undisguised aim to conquer Peru Pizzaro. It was seen in the rudeness shown Pizzaro when set foot on Peruvian soil. Therefore, almost absurd when Atahualpa Pizarro troops approached Cajamarca allow unhindered. Had Atahualpa forces ambush when Pizzaro is in the narrow streets of the mountain slopes of the Andes course Liliput Pizzaro forces will be defeated easily. It was not in accordance with the habits of the Inca people who have a habit of a surprise attack. The behavior of Atahualpa after Pizarro reached Cajamarca too surprising. They approached Pizzaro with unarmed troops, truly an act of reckless and stupid.

This is an excellent opportunity for Pizzaro and he did not mensia siakannya. Pizarro then do interception to Atahualpa that without the escort of armed forces. The incident lasted only about half an hour and nobody has the Spanish troops were killed. Pizzarolah that even getting a scratch while trying to protect Atahualpa to be captured alive.

Inca has a centralized system of government in which power is held fully by Atahualpa were regarded as gods, used by Pizarro to conquer the Incas alone. With the arrest of Atahualpa, the Indians resist the invasion forces helpless little Spanish.

Atahualpa Pizarro hopes to be able freely to provide gold and silver which is possible if cashed prices reached 28 million dollars. But that hope was never realized because within a few months later he was executed by Pizarro. A year after the capture Atahualpa, namely in November 1533, Pizarro troops entered the city of Cuzco, the Inca capital, and without the slightest battle. There, Pizarro set up a king who made dolls. Two years later he found the city of Lima which is then used as the capital of Peru.
Turns Inca king appointed by Pizzaro would not continue to be a puppet Pizzaro. In 1536, he escaped and led the Indian revolt to the people of Spain. But the uprising did not last long, the men were surrounded and defeated in the city of Lima and Cuzco. After that Pizzaro perform surveillance in all regions of Peru, but only in the 1572 uprising completely quelled.

Pizzaro death

Pizarro's death is sad, he was killed by the Spaniards themselves, even killed him was a supporter of his own close friends. The incident began when Diego de Almargo, a close friend of Pizzaro, revolt because of demanding Pizzaro was made to divide the spoils of the people of Peru fair in 1537. Amargo was captured and later executed.

Pizzaro's success in conquering the Inca empire is a great achievement and make it known to the world history. He conquered the Inca empire of more than six million people with only 177 troops. Something more powerful than Hernando Cortes. In 1541 Almargo support group stormed Pizarro's palace in Lima and kill the leader who was aged 65 years.

However, after Pizzaro's success in conquering the Inca empire is a great achievement and make it known to the world history. He conquered the Inca empire of more than six million people with only 177 troops. Something more powerful than Hernando Cortes.

Francisco Pizarro was a brave and believe in yourself, but stiff. He also included a religious person, is visible from Pizarro news when she was dying and painting a picture of the cross with his blood and the last sentence out of his mouth is "Jesus". Instead, he was not playing greedy, ruthless, ambitious, and crafty; perhaps Spain's most brutal conquerors.