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Pizarro, Francisco

  1. A Spanish conquistador of the sixteenth century, who overthrew the rulers of the Incas and established the nation of Peru .


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Example Sentences

I've heard it said that Francisco Pizarro was surprised when he found he'd conquered Peru with only a few objections.

Next to Balboa, among the sixty-seven, was Francisco Pizarro.

With Ojeda was Francisco Pizarro, a middle-aged soldier of fortune, who had not hitherto distinguished himself in any way.

The remnant was crowded into a single small, unseaworthy brigantine under the command of Francisco Pizarro.

Francisco Pizarro still tried to keep from blows with the man who, though now a traitor, had been once his comrade.

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