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Francisco Pizarro Timeline Game

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Explore the life and conquests of Francisco Pizarro through this interactive timeline game!

  • Learn about Pizarro’s early years as a conquistador
  • Discover the capture of the Inca emperor Atahualpa
  • Challenge yourself to place historical events in their correct order
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  • 1471: Francisco Pizarro is born in Trujillo, Spain
  • 1509: Pizarro joins an expedition to the New World led by Alonso de Ojeda
  • 1519-1521: Pizarro participates in the conquest of the Aztec Empire with Hernán Cortés
  • 1513: Pizarro joins an expedition to explore the Pacific coast of South America led by Vasco Núñez de Balboa
  • 1532: Pizarro and his brothers establish the city of San Miguel de Piura in Peru
  • 1532: Pizarro captures the Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca
  • 1535: Pizarro founds the city of Lima, Peru
  • 1542: Pizarro establishes the Viceroyalty of Peru
  • 1541: Pizarro is assassinated by supporters of Diego de Almagro in Lima
  • Unknown: Pizarro's remains are buried in the Cathedral of Lima
  • 1533: Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire is completed
  • 1530s: Pizarro's brothers Gonzalo and Juan are also involved in the conquest of Peru
  • 1529: Pizarro receives the title of Marquess of Atahualpa from the Spanish Crown
  • 1541: Pizarro leads an expedition to explore the Amazon River
  • 1541: Pizarro's expedition encounters fierce resistance from native tribes in the Amazon
  • 1541: Pizarro's expedition suffers from disease and lack of supplies in the Amazon
  • 1541: Pizarro's expedition is forced to retreat from the Amazon due to unfavorable conditions
  • 1541: Pizarro returns to Lima to plan further expeditions
  • 16th century-present: Pizarro's legacy as a conquistador is controversial and debated by historians
  • 16th-19th centuries: Pizarro's descendants play prominent roles in Spanish colonial society in Peru

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