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Francisco Pizzaro was born here in Trujillo, Spain. He was later assassinated and buried in Lima, Peru. Francisco Pizzaro was famously known as the conquistador of Peru. Before his conquest in Peru he also conquered Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.

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Monument:39°27’38.9″N 5°52’53.2″W

Place of death: 12.0451° S, 77.0300° W

place of Museum: 39.4613° N, 5.8842° W

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There is a monument dedicated to Pizzaro sitting in La Plaza Mayor in Trujillo which has been sitting there since 1927. This monument was built and donated by an American sculptor named Charles Cary Rumsey from New York, United States. This statue is still used as a large monument in the plaza and as a marker used to help me find my house during the first week living in Trujillo.

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Pizzeros' house is in Trujillo and is currently being used as a museum allowing people to explore inside. Historians have argued back and forth trying to figure out if this truly was his birthplace which many believe it isn’t. In the museum you can see documents and models telling the story of his conquests.

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As a child he was a swineherd who was born into a humble family. He spent most of his time in his grandparents’ household.

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He participated in local wars and eventually went to Italy to fight bigger battles. In 1510 he signed up for an expedition in Columbia with a fellow explorer named Alonso de Ojeda to Urabá. After his three year expedition he joined another one with Vasco Núñez de Balboa which led them to discover the pacific. Later in 1519-1523 he made a small fortune as mayor and magistrate of Panama.

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In 1523 he gained his conquest of the west coast of South America with a priest named Hernando De Luque and another conquistador named Diego De Almagro. On their journey crossing the equator they came upon a raft trading goods from Peru such as embroidered fabrics and metals.

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The Governor of Panama reacted poorly to their expedition due to the amount of people who were killed and told them to stop. Being the money hungry conquistador Pizzaro was there was no way he would stop. He was even able to convince 12 others who were later called the “famous thirteen” to join him on this expedition.

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Since they no longer had the support from the Panamanian government they had to return to Spain and convince the Emperor Charles V to grant them permission to continue this exploration. Sailing back to Spain with his four brothers they were granted permission to continue with their expedition. Pizzaro was even given a coat of armor and was made governor of New Castle. With this new found leadership role he returned to Panama and plotted his invasion of Peru for a year.

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Pizzaro sent his brother Hernando and a Priest named Vicente de Valverde to talk with the Incan emperor, Atahualpa, to change his mind about his religious views. After looking at the bible Atahualpa threw the Bible at the ground in front of them. Once this was reported back to Pizarro he ordered an attack on them.

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Atahualpa was held captive after the slaughter of a majority of his men. After he completed his commitment in filling up the room he was held captive, he was later killed by strangulation. Hearing the news of Atahualpa’s death nearby Incan armies fled allowing Pizzaro to proceed into Cusco.

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He spent the rest of his life protecting the spoils of the expedition for his brother and him to split and trying to keep a Spanish reign over Peru. This caused arguments between Pizzaro and Almagro leading to Pizzaro banishing him from Peru, after seizing Cusco, to Chile then later killing him when he returned to Peru. This led to Almagros' followers and son to make a strike against Pizzaro, killing him.

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“Equestrian Statue of Francisco Pizarro in Trujillo Spain.” Equestrian Statues, 20 Nov. 2020, equestrianstatue.org/pizarro-francisco-3/.

“Francisco Pizarro.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Pizarro. Accessed 16 Sept. 2024.

“Casa-Museo de Pizarro.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Sept. 2023, es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa-museo_de_Pizarro.

“Equestrian Statue of Pizarro.” Trujillo Te Espera, 21 July 2022, trujilloteespera.com/en/discover/monuments/equestrian-statue-of-pizarro/.

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The house was built by his family and had been in his family for generations until it was converted into a museum for people to explore and learn more about his life and history of the city.

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Casa-Museo de Pizarro, www.turismoextremadura.com/es/explora/Casa-Museo-de-Pizarro/?lang=es. Accessed 16 Sept. 2024.