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Diego de Almagro

Type Figure Region Castile Time c. 1475–1538 Also known as Diego de Almagro、阿尔马格罗

Spanish conquistador from Extremadura who partnered with Francisco Pizarro in Panama, helped conquer Peru, and was captured and executed at Cusco in …

Timeline

  1. c. 1475–1514Almagro · ExtremaduraOf humble origins, he went to Panama around 1514, gradually accumulating contacts and capital in colonial society and becoming an important backer of early conquest ventures.
  2. 1514–1528Panama · PanamaHe signed partnership agreements with Pizarro and de Luque, financing several southward explorations and laying the organizational and material groundwork for the formal conquest of Peru in the late 1520s.
  3. 1529–1535Cusco · Inca EmpireAfter taking part in the conquest of Peru he was granted the governorship of New Toledo, but clashed with Pizarro over land distribution, briefly occupying Cusco as power struggles among the colonists intensified.
  4. 1535–1538Chile · ChileIn 1535 he led a force south to Chile, but harsh conditions and Mapuche resistance thwarted the venture; returning to Peru he again faced the Pizarro faction, and in 1538 was defeated, captured, and executed.

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