Search results
Gonzalo Pizarro y Alonso ([gonˈθalo piˈθaro]; 1510 – 10 April 1548) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the younger paternal half brother of Francisco Pizarro, who led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conqueror and explorer and leader of antiroyal forces in Peru. Pizarro is considered by some historians to be the leader of the first genuine struggle by colonists for independence from Spanish domination in America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gonzalo Pizarro o bien Gonzalo Pizarro Alonso (Trujillo, Castilla, ca. 1510-Cuzco, Virreinato del Perú, 10 de abril de 1548) fue un conquistador español, hermano paterno menor de Francisco Pizarro y uno de los principales actores de la conquista del Perú y de las guerras civiles entre los conquistadores.
Gonzalo Pizarro (gônthä´lō pēthär´rō), c.1506–1548, Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro. A lieutenant of his brother in the conquest of Peru, Gonzalo aided in the defense of Cuzco (1536–37) against the Inca Manco Capac, subdued Charcas (present Bolivia), and fought against Diego de Almagro (1537–38).
Gonzalo Pizarro ( b. ca. 1506; d. 10 April 1548), conqueror of Peru and leader of the rebellion of encomenderos. Gonzalo, illegitimate son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro and María de Biedma, was the youngest of the Pizarro brothers.
May 25, 2017 · The Pizarro brothers - Francisco, Hernando, Juan and Gonzalo and half-brother Francisco Martín de Alcántara - were the sons of Gonzalo Pizarro, a Spanish soldier. The five Pizarro brothers had three different mothers: of the five, only Hernando was legitimate.
People also ask
Who was Gonzalo Pizarro?
Who was Hernando Pizarro?
Who was Gonzalo Pizarro brother?
Who was Francisco Pizarro and what did he do?
What did Gonzalo Pizarro do for a living?
Who were Gonzalo and Juan Pizarro?
Quick Reference. ( c. 1506–8) Spanish conquistador and brother of Francisco Pizarro. He assisted his brother in the conquest of the Incas and defended Cuzco against the attacks of Manco Capac (1536–37). In 1538 he was appointed governor of Quito.
