Hernando Pizarro
17th-century Spanish conquistador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas (Spanish: [eɾˈnando piˈθaro]; born 1504, died 1578) was a Spanish conquistador and one of the Pizarro brothers who ruled over Peru.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pizarro and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
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Birth name | Hernando Pizarro |
Nickname(s) | lima |
Born | c. 1501–1508 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain |
Died | c. 1578 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain |
Buried | San Francisco Church, Trujillo |
Allegiance | Spain |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Spanish conquest of Navarre |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Santiago |
Spouse(s) | Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui |
Children | 5 |
Relations | Pizarro brothers |
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Hernando was born in Trujillo (Extremadura), Spain, son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez de Aguilar (senior) (1446–1522) – who as colonel of infantry served in the Italian campaigns under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, and in Navarre, with some distinction – and his wife, Isabel de Vargas.