With the clanking of swords and screams of treachery, ruthless conquistador Francisco Pizzaro was assassinated on June 26, 1541. Pizzaro, the illegitimate son of a nobleman and his housekeeper, first landed in the Americas in 1509. He led the first invasion of the Inca empire in Peru in 1524, but was not successful against the… Continue reading Assassination of Francisco Pizzaro 1541
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Founding of Santiago, Chile 1541
February 12, 1541 is the founding date of Santiago, the capital of Chile, by Pedro de Valdivia. Valdivia was the first royal Spanish governor of Chile. Santiago is now one of Latin America’s most modern metropolitan areas, with a population of 7.2 million. Geographically, the city is in the center of the Santiago Basin, a… Continue reading Founding of Santiago, Chile 1541