USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Francisco Pizarro was an explorer, soldier and conquistador best known for conquering the Incas and executing their leader, Atahuapla. He was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. As a soldier, he served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Biological warfare in the form of smallpox allowed Pizarro to conquer the Inca. Smallpox spread quickly through the Americas prior to Pizarro’s arrival. Having lived alongside livestock for millennia gave much of Europe immunity to the worst ravages of smallpox.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pizarro is most well-known for his role in the conquest of Peru and the Incan Empire. After two unsuccessful attempts in 1524 and 1526, he returned to Spain to garner support from King Charles I. In 1530 he began his final assult to conquer the Inca reigon and people.

Detailed explanation-4: -Francisco Pizarro (ca. 1475–1541) arrived in present-day northern Peru late in 1531 with a small force of about 180 men and 30 horses. Taking advantage of a civil war, he and his compatriots toppled the ruler, Atahualpa, in 1532.

Detailed explanation-5: -The main view is that the Inca were eventually defeated due to inferior weapons, ‘open battle’ tactics, disease, internal unrest, the bold tactics of the Spanish, and the capture of the Inca’s Emperor.