I Am Francisco Pzarro Book Report

Hola! I am Francisco Pizarro! You may know me as the explorer to destroy the Inca empire and found Peru’s capital, Lima. I was born in 1476 in Trujillo, Spain to a poor family. My parents did not pay much attention to me, and I had an incomplete education because I spent most of the time herding pigs! I didn't even know how to read! Now that I think about it, I had a horrible childhood. But I was a curious boy, hearing stories of the new world. In 1510, I decided to go on an adventure. I joined Alonzo de Ojeda on a voyage to Uraba, Colombia. Our voyage was unfruitful, but I had some experience in exploring.

Once again in 1513 I joined Vasco Nunez de Balboa. As we marched across the Isthmus of Panama, Balboa spied the Pacific Ocean. After this, I gained a small amount of wealth and became the mayor of Panama City. I was becoming quite the gentlemen now! I had money, fame, and experience on the sea! Later, in 1524 I teamed up with
I was to conquer the southern territory of Peru and establish a spanish province there. Along with my brothers, I traveled there where I found the Incas, I couldn't of got there at a better time! The incas were torn in a civil war to see who would become king next. Atahualpa, son of the former king, killed his half brother in order to become king. Atahualpa invited us to a feast, thinking we were no threat. While there, I asked the king to give up his religion and accept King Charles the Fifth as a sovereign. Atahualpa angrily refused, and my men attacked. The incan soldiers were no match for our guns. We held Atahualpa for ransom, and the incas promised a whole room full of silver and gold. After we received the gold, we killed Atahualpa anyway and destroyed the incan empire. Some people call me evil, but I was just following