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Pi⋅zar⋅ro

[pi-zahr-oh; Sp. pee-thahr-raw, -sahr-]
–noun
Fran⋅cis⋅co [fran-sis-koh; Sp. frahn-thees-kaw, -sees-] , c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
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Pi·zar·ro   (pĭ-zär'ō, pē-thär'ō, -sär'-)   
Spanish explorer and conqueror of the Inca Empire of Peru (1531-1533). He founded the city of Lima in 1535.
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