Francisco Pizarro
Captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca in 1532, conquered the Inca Empire and founded Lima, where rivals later killed him.
| Lived | c. 1478 – 1541 |
| Known as | Spanish conquistador |
| Birthplace or main place | Trujillo, Spain |
| Places on the map | Lima, Cusco |
Trujillo, SpainSee the world of Francisco Pizarro in the interactive map
Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1400) | At death (map of 1500) |
|---|---|---|
| Trujillo, Spain | Castile | Castile |
| Lima | Chimú Empire | Inca Empire |
| Cusco | Andean states and chiefdoms | Inca Empire |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1533 | Pizarro enters Cusco | Cusco |
| 1535 | Pizarro founds Lima | Lima |
| 1536 | Manco Inca rises and besieges Cusco | Cusco |
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1473 – 1543 | Nicolaus Copernicus | Astronomer |
| 1475 – 1564 | Michelangelo | Sculptor, painter and architect |
| c. 1443 – 1538 | Askia Muhammad | Emperor of Songhai |
| 1483 – 1546 | Martin Luther | Reformer |
| 1485 – 1547 | Hernán Cortés | Spanish conquistador |
| 1471 – 1529 | Krishnadevaraya | Emperor of Vijayanagara |
| 1471 – 1528 | Albrecht Dürer | Painter and printmaker |
| 1469 – 1527 | Niccolò Machiavelli | Political thinker |
| 1483 – 1530 | Babur | Founder of the Mughal Empire |
| 1494 – 1566 | Suleiman the Magnificent | Ottoman sultan |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.