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Francisco Pizarro was an amazing explorer. Not only did he found many places, but on his voyages he discovered brand new ones that no one had ever heard of or discovered before! Francisco Pizarro was best known for conquering and taking over the Incan tribe. Although in most perspectives, Pizarro was greedy, snobby rich, and cruel (especially to the Incas), he was an important part of South American and Spanish history, since he did so many things that no one thought was possible. In this article, you will learn about Pizarro’s early life and childhood, all his shocking accomplishments, how he conquered the Incan tribe, all his amazing voyages, and finally all his goals.

Francisco Pizarro’s Early Life
Francisco was born and raised in Trujillo, Spain. He was the son of captain Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca González. His father was a colonel in the Spanish army, while his mother was a poor woman. He was raised by his grandparents because his parents never were married. Due to this, Pizarro never learned to read or write for many years in his childhood, since he never went to school and got almost no education. Instead, he worked as a pig herder for his father for many years.

Accomplishments
Francisco Pizarro accomplished many things. He was best known for discovering and conquering the Incan empire, yet he also discovered many other places, such as the Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, and Peru. His motivation to conquer the Inca Empire was that he wanted to claim all of the Inca riches for himself. Pizarro also founded many places, including Lima (the capital of Peru), Panama, and San Sebastian. He was “firmly establishing Spanish control over South America”, as it reads in the ‘Ages of Exploration’. These accomplishments made Pizarro very rich, since he earned so much money from doing all of these things. They were one of the most important parts of Francisco Pizarro’s history.

Conquering the Incan Tribe
In 1532, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas, stealing many valuable treasures from them, such as gold, silver, and other expensive metals. In the process of doing so, he executed the Emperor, Atahualpa. He lured Atahualpa into a feast in his honor and abruptly opened fire on the unarmed Incas. His motivation to do all this was that he wanted to claim all the Inca riches for himself. As it reads in ‘Francisco Pizarro Facts for Kids’, Pizarrro “became very rich after overthrowing Atahualpa.” He also wanted to be the governor of Inca territory. As Francisco later found out, this was perfect timing for him, since currently the Inca were in a civil war, causing people’s loyalty to be seperated and causing many people to be against each other, and they could not fight back easily.

Goals and Motivations
Francisco Pizarro had goals and motivations that influenced what he did. Most of his motivations had to do with money and his richness. For example, he founded and discovered new places to get him and his country richer, with more land. Also, the reason why he sent his brothers to kill spanish conquistador Diego de Almagro was because he didn’t want Diego de Almagro take over the city and earn a lot of money, since Pizarro wanted the money for himself. Finally, as you already know, Pizarro conquered the Incas to claim their riches to make himself even more rich. Another motivation that he had for doing all these things was that he tried to add to his fame by getting richer. He wanted to make sure that as many people as possible would know his name and think of him highly.

Conclusion
As you can see, Francisco Pizarro can be very cruel and terrible, yet has positively changed many people’s lives. No matter what, Francisco Pizarro has done amazing things that no one had ever thought was possible, and has been very clever when doing them. Francisco Pizarro has out-done many other explorers throughout both the past and present. One thing I know for certain is that Pizarro will never be forgotten in history, especially of Spain and South America.