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Jul 15, 1471
When He was born
Born c. 1471 or 1476 at Trujillo, Crown of Castile. Died 26 June 1541 (aged 65 thru 70 years old). His date of birth was uncertain, but it is believed to be sometime in the early 1470’s probably in 1474 he was born. -
Nov 10, 1509
First expedition
On the 10 of November 1509, Pizarro sailed from Spain to the New World with Alonso de Ojeda on an expedition to Gulf of Uraba in Tierra Firme. -
Apr 14, 1513
The second expedition
Francisco joined the expedition of Nunez de Balboa. They discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.they both were explorers that explored all over the place. -
Jul 18, 1515
He meets the natives
While travelling with the Nunez expedition, Francisco met and traded with the natives of the new lands. He wanted to go on his own expedition. -
Jan 19, 1520
The discovery of the Republic of Costa Rica
On another expedition Francisco helped discover what would become Costa Rica. -
Jun 16, 1522
Francisco gets his own funding
He finally found funding for his very first expedition. He sailed to just south of Panama, where he found a small amount of gold. -
Aug 31, 1528
He gets a second expedition
Because he found gold in South America, Francisco was given more funding to explore the area for treasures. -
Feb 16, 1530
Peru is claimed for Spain
Francisco took another expedition to Peru where he claimed the land for Spain. He travelled with his 3 half-brothers. -
Apr 13, 1532
Francisco takes the Inca leader hostage
Francisco came upon the Inca people who lived in Peru. He took their leader hostage and asked for ransom. -
Apr 13, 1533
The Incas are killed
Francisco became greedy for money and power. After the Incas paid the ransom for their leader, Francisco had him killed.
