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Francisco Pizarro Notes

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1. Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish __________________________ who traveled through much of the _________________ coast of America along __________________. He “discovered” the ___________________ empire and conquered it, stealing gold, ____________________ and other treasures.

2. Pizarro and his men (who included _______________________) arrived at Cajamarca, where they captured ___________________________, the last emperor of the _______________________. Atahuallpa invited Pizaarro to a celebration ___________________. Pizarro ambushed Atahuallpa and killed ______________________ of his men. Atahuallpa offered a huge _____________________for his own release, but Pizarro took the _____________________ and had ____________________ killed. This was the end of the _______________________ empire.

3. After looting and destroying the Incan capital of _______________, Pizarro founded ________________. Others wanted to seize Lima for its ___________________.