The mysterious great civilization of the Incas, which submitted to the invincible conqueror Francisco Pizarro. She disappeared from the face of South America, giving way to the countries of the New World.
America's conqueror was illegitimate. A certain Spanish nobleman Don Gonzalo Pizarro de Aguilar was distinguished by his love and fertility. In addition to the numerous offspring, which was born from the legal wife of Francisco de Vargas, the father of the family, the captain of the third, made the children of his maids happy. The most famous bastard of a Spanish nobleman is Francisco Pizarro.
His unfortunate mother was seduced by Gonzalo Pizarro. A pregnant young woman in search of work entered the Trujillo monastery, but strict nuns soon drove the future mother out into the street. After wandering, the mother of the future great Spaniard found a home - she was sheltered and named Juan Casco. This is how the cruel and all-powerful conquistador Francisco Pizarro was born.
The beginning of the biography
It is known that in his youth Pizarro was a swineherd and had no education. Lack of literacy knowledge did not prevent the strong guy from enlisting for military service in the royal army. The twenty-year-old soldier had to take part in bloody battles with the Italians. Military service helped young Pizarro find a good place in the retinue of the wealthy Spanish traveler Nicholas de Ovando, who was preparing a long trip to the New World. Future conquerors were attracted by the stories of sailors about the untold wealth of the inhabitants of unknown lands discovered by Columbus.
In America, Francisco Pizarro is firmly established. Although the colonists were few in number, they managed to build a fort and found a Christian settlement. Even hardship, illness and hunger did not prevent the settlers from organizing a bearable life at Fort Uraba.
American Odyssey of the Great Conquistador
The years 1513-1523 were very successful for Francisco Pizarro. He took part in the invasion campaign of Vasco de Balboa in the territory of the future Panama, where the conquerors founded the city of Lima. By this time, the great conquistador had great authority and the inhabitants of Lima elected him to the city's magistrate. Subsequently, Pizarro became the mayor of the capital of Panama. Business was going well and the poor Spanish bastard gradually began to accumulate a decent fortune.
Life in Panama became settled and calm, but Pizarro lacked the hectic activity that was in his early youth. The Spanish adventurer craved adventure. Together with his like-minded people Hernando de Luca and Diego de Almagro, the prosperous mayor of Lima organized an exploration of the coast of Colombia and Ecuador in 1524. A year of wandering devastated Pizarro's treasury and did not produce significant discoveries. However, the Spaniards did not lose heart and after a while undertook a second expedition. Here the travelers were in danger - the Indians captured people from the detachment of Francisco Pizarro and, according to their cruel customs, gave the lives of the captive people to their deity Viracoche.
The brutal massacre of the indigenous people of America over the invaders led to the fact that the governor of Panama stopped all financial assistance to adventurous expeditions.
Pizarro was adamant. He set a goal for the members of the expeditionary squad - wealth, fame, greatness. However, only 12 desperate daredevils agreed to continue moving south. Among them was an old reliable friend of Diego de Almagro.
New expeditions
To obtain consent for the expedition and funds from the Spanish king Charles the Fifth, Pizarro travels to Spain. His eloquence convinced the crowned patron, and in 1530 the conquistador returned to Panama, showered with the king's favors. Now Pizarro owns the family coat of arms, has the rank of captain-general. Moreover, King Charles the Fifth gives him the rights of governor of those territories south of Panama, which will be able to conquer a courageous warrior in favor of the Spanish kingdom.
In the victorious expedition of 1531, the Spaniards acted cruelly with the Incas - all the Indian settlements were ravaged to the ground and were destroyed by fire. It was not difficult, since the Europeans owned firearms, their bodies and heads were reliably protected by helmets and cuirass. The plundered Indian gold made it possible to hire thugs for further aggressive campaigns.
Spanish rule
Thanks to the predatory development of America, Medieval Spain became the richest state in Europe.
The Inca empire was huge both in terms of population, which reached ten million inhabitants, and in terms of territory. The Indians lived in tribes, were engaged in cattle breeding and tillage. Internecine wars weakened the Inca resistance to the Spanish invasion. The Spanish conquistadors skillfully used the hostility of the tribes to solve their problems.
The incalculable wealth, gold and silver of the Incas passed into the hands of the conquerors and Francisco Pizarro received the post of governor-general of the lands of the Inca empire. The great civilization was finished.
Death of Francisco Pizarro
Any power presupposes insidious rivals. For Francisco Pizarro, it turned out to be his longtime friend Diego de Almagro, who in 1537 revolted against Francisco. The great conquistador brutally suppressed the uprising and executed his former comrade-in-arms.
But the conflict grew and in the summer of 1541, in his luxurious palace, Francisco Pizarro was killed by rivals greedy for money and power.
