FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CORTES AND PIZARRO
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Left Spain in 1511 and sailed to Peru, then sailed back in 1512.
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Left for Panama with Balboa in 1513, tried to sail to Peru in 1524 but failed, tried again in 1526 and had to turn back, then sailed to Peru in 1532 and stayed until he died.
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Sailed to Mexico in 1513, then got sick and had to return to Spain.
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Sailed to Mexico by accident in 1510, then down to Peru in 1521 and never came back.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1513, Pizarro acted as captain for Vasco Núñez de Balboa on the trip where Balboa became the first European to “discover” the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the 1520s Pizarro led two expeditions down the west coast of South America and saw the golden ornaments worn by Native Americans of the Inca Empire of Peru. Returning to Spain, he secured the king’s permission to conquer the land and become its governor. Pizarro raised an army and returned to Peru in 1532.
Detailed explanation-3: -The day was August 29, 1533. Fighting between the Spanish and the Incas would continue well after Atahualpa’s death as Spain consolidated its conquests. Pizarro’s bold victory at Cajamarca, however, effectively marked the end of the Inca Empire and the beginning of the European colonization of South America.