61. EXPLORERS OF THE WORLD!- Libraryvideo.com the Spanish conquistadors Hernán Cortés and francisco pizarro gathered When France sent explorers to the new world, it was searching for wealth, http://www.libraryvideo.com/sm/explorers.asp

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62. Early Spanish Exploration Of The Southwest One Spanish conquistadores such as Hernan Cortes and francisco pizarro had Ironically, the first exploration of new Mexico may have come about from an http://www.nmgs.org/artcuar1.htm

NMGS: History Projects Genealogist Articles ... CD Churches: Intro Records Site Map Tricentennial ... Bookstore New Mexico Genealogical Society Programs NMGS Publications Membership Contact Us ... Home A Cuarto Centennial History of New Mexico by Robert J. Torrez Chapter One: Early Spanish Exploration of the Southwest Less than two generations after Christopher Columbus set foot on the shores of an obscure Caribbean island on October 12, 1492, and claimed this New World for the Spanish kingdoms of Leon and Castille, Spanish conquistadores such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro had conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Subsequent explorers remained on the alert for other lands which might prove as wealthy as ones these men had conquered. It was this search for a "new" Mexico which ultimately led to the expedition which first brought the Spanish to New Mexico in 1540. From the list of those who anxiously proposed to follow up Fray Marcos' discovery, Viceroy Mendoza chose 29 year old Francisco Vasquez de Coronado. This expedition, as all such Spanish colonial enterprises of the time, was privately financed. Vasquez de Coronado's family contributed 50,000 ducats (probably a million dollars in today's money), towards the cost of the expedition, while Viceroy Mendoza personally invested an additional 60,000 ducats. No one seemed concerned about the risk of such an investment. After all, hadn't Fray Marcos confirmed Cabeza de Vaca's reports of the Seven Cities?

63. Francisco Pizarro - Definition Of Francisco Pizarro In Encyclopedia francisco pizarrofrancisco pizarro (c. 1475–June 26, 1541) was a Spanish Shortly after the news of the discovery of the new world had reached Spain he http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Francisco_Pizarro

Add to Favorites General Encyclopedia Legal ... Law forum Search Word: Visit our Law forums Labor Law Accidents Law Bankruptcy Law Business Law ... Tax Law Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro c. June 26 ) was a Spanish conquistador , conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Extremadura Spain . He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in Navarre , with some distinction. Of Pizarro's early years hardly anything is known; but he appears to have been poorly cared for, and his education was neglected. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the New World had reached Spain he was in Seville, he sailed to the New World in and took part in various Spanish missions of exploration and conquest. He is heard of in as having taken part in an expedition from Hispaniola to Urab under Alonzo de Ojeda , by whom he was entrusted with the charge of the unfortunate settlement at San Sebastian He accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa (whom he later helped to bring to the executioner's block) in the discovery of the Pacific ; and under Pedrarias d'Avila he received a repartimento , and became a cattle-farmer at Panama . Here in he entered into a partnership with a priest named Hernando de Luque , and a soldier named Diego de Almagro , for purposes of exploration and conquest towards the south. Pizarro, Almagro and Luque afterwards renewed their compact in a more solemn and explicit manner, agreeing to conquer and divide equally among themselves the opulent empire they hoped to reach. Explorations were then undertaken down the west coast of South America, in which Pizarro, though left for months with but thirteen followers on a small island without ship or stores, persisted till he had coasted as far as about 9 S. and obtained distinct accounts of the Peruvian Empire.

64. Francisco Pizarro The discoverer and conqueror of Peru, francisco pizarro was born at Trujillo Shortly after the news of the discovery of the new world had reached Spain http://www.nndb.com/people/573/000050423/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Francisco Pizarro Born: c. 1471 Birthplace: Trujillo, Estremadura, Spain Died: 26-Jun-1541 Location of death: Lima, Peru Cause of death: Assassination Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Ethnicity: Hispanic Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Explorer Military Level of fame: Famous Executive summary: Conqueror of Peru The discoverer and conqueror of Peru, Francisco Pizarro was born at Trujillo in Estremadura, Spain, about 1471 (or 1475). He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in Navarre, with some distinction. Of Pizarro's early years hardly anything is known; but he appears to have been poorly cared for, and his education was neglected. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the New World had reached Spain he was in Seville, and thence found his way across the Atlantic. There he is heard of in 1510 as having taken part in an expedition from Hispaniola to Uraba under Alonzo de Ojeda, by whom he was entrusted with the charge of the unfortunate settlement at San Sebastian. He accompanied (whom he afterwards helped to bring to the block) in the discovery of the Pacific; and under Pedrarias d'Avila he received a

65. Education World ® - Lesson Planning: Explore The Explorers Online! Explain to students that explorers to the new world came from many European Jacques Marquette, Robert Edwin Peary, francisco pizarro, Marco Polo, http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson081.shtml

EdWorld Internet Topics Sponsored links: Earn 90% Profit! Walden University M.S. in Education Degrees Online Host Department Web Hosting Best Sellers Best Websites ... Kaplan University Master's of Arts in Hoodia Diet Pills Hoodia Gordonii Hoodia Pills Leading Trade and Vocational Career Schools and Courses Get your evaluation ... History Lesson Planning Article LESSON PLANNING ARTICLE Explore the Explorers Online Columbus and the other early explorers provide your students with the opportunity to explore new worlds as well as worlds of knowledge and discovery! This week, Education World delivers a shipload of sites and activities guaranteed to keep your lessons afloat and your curriculum current. Editor's note: For additional "explorer" resources, be sure to check out this week's CURRICULUM story, Across the Sea: Europeans Explore the New World Students, perhaps distracted by the October 12 school holiday, often forget that Christopher Columbus wasn't the only explorer who sailed into uncharted seas to find an unknown land. They may not even realize that he wasn't even the first of those adventurers to set foot in the New World. Historians believe Leif Erikson, an Icelander, was the first European to arrive in North America, landing in what is now Canada in 1001. Then why is Columbus so widely-known and celebrated and Erikson so often ignored or forgotten? Pose the question before you begin exploring "Explorer" Web sites. Students should be able to answer that question and many more at the end of their online voyages.

66. Brief Timeline Of Spanish Explorers In New World Christopher Columbus discovers the new world 1540, Gonzalo pizarro exploredthe Amazon area. francisco de Orellana traces source of Amazon River to http://www.rootsweb.com/~nmbernal/time.htm

Brief Timeline of New Mexico History Date Explorer 23,000-10,000 BC The Sandia Cave provided human shelter back to this period and was excavated by archologist Frank Hibben in the 1930s after it was discovered by Boy Scouts. 919AD-c1130 AD Pueblo Bonito, Chuco Canyon Nat'l Monument in Northern New Mexico had its ceremonial room completed. Occupancy lasted till c1130. 1000-1150 AD In the Mimbres Valley the local people made a black-on-white pottery. AD Christopher Columbus discovers the New World Columbus discovers Cuba and Jamaica on his second voyage Columbus makes his 3rd voyage. Discovers Gulf of Paria, Island of Trinidad, Venezuela Alonzo de Ojeda sailed along mainland from the equator to Cape la Vela in Columbia; led expedition into Venezuela Vicente Pinzon and Juan Dias de Solis discovered Brazil before Cabral Rodrigo de Bastidas and Juan de la Cosa sailed northern shore of Columbia, discoverd Darien and Panama Columbus makes his 4th voyage along eastern coast of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico; reached Columbia

67. Francisco Pizarro - Enpsychlopedia Shortly after the news of the discovery of the new world had reached Spain he was in It uses material from the Wikipedia article francisco pizarro . http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Francisco_Pizarro

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Advertisement ( Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro c. June 26 ) was a Spanish conquistador , conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima Missing image Franciscopizarro.jpeg Francisco Pizarro Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain . He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro (The Elder) who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in Navarre , with some distinction. Francisco was the eldest brother of Gonzalo Pizarro (The Lad) , Juan Pizarro , and Hernándo Pizarro Of Pizarro's early years hardly anything is known; but he appears to have been poorly cared for, and his education was neglected. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the New World had reached Spain he was in Seville , he sailed to the New World in and took part in various Spanish missions of exploration and conquest. He is heard of in as having taken part in an expedition from Hispaniola to Urab under Alonso de Ojeda , by whom he was entrusted with the charge of the unfortunate settlement at San Sebastian He accompanied Vasco Núñez de Balboa (whom he later helped to bring to the executioner's block) in the discovery of the Pacific ; and under Pedro Arias de Avila he received a repartimento , and became a cattle-farmer at Panama . Here in he entered into a partnership with a priest named Hernando de Luque , and a soldier named Diego de Almagro , for purposes of exploration and conquest towards the south. Pizarro, Almagro and Luque afterwards renewed their compact in a more solemn and explicit manner, agreeing to conquer and divide equally among themselves the opulent empire they hoped to reach. Explorations were then undertaken down the west coast of

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Advanced Help Encyclopedia Directory Encyclopaedia F Fr Fra ... Frz Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro c. June 26 ) was a Spanish conquistador , conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima Francisco Pizarro Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain . He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in Navarre , with some distinction. Of Pizarro's early years hardly anything is known; but he appears to have been poorly cared for, and his education was neglected. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the New World had reached Spain he was in Seville , he sailed to the New World in and took part in various Spanish missions of exploration and conquest. He is heard of in as having taken part in an expedition from Hispaniola to Urab under Alonso de Ojeda , by whom he was entrusted with the charge of the unfortunate settlement at San Sebastian He accompanied Vasco Nº±ez de Balboa (whom he later helped to bring to the executioner's block) in the discovery of the Pacific ; and under Pedro Arias de Avila he received a repartimento, and became a cattle-farmer at

69. Francisco Pizarro francisco pizarro. Spanish Adventurer, Explorer, Conqueror an obscureadventurer is one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the new world. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7012/bios/explorers/pizarro.htm

Francisco Pizarro Born: c. 1475 Died: 1541 The conquest of Peru by an obscure adventurer is one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the New World. Until he was nearly 50 years old, Francisco Pizarro, serving as a minor Spanish official on the Isthmus of Panama, had nothing to show for years of toil and peril but a small holding of land. Little more than a decade later, he had conquered the fabulously wealthy empire of the Incas and had bestowed on Spain the richest of its American possessions. He also founded the city of Lima, now the capital of Peru. Pizarro was born in about 1475 in Trujillo, a small town near Caceres, Spain. The illegitimate son of a Spanish captain, he spent his childhood with his grandparents in one of Spain's poorest regions. He apparently never learned to read or write. Pizarro traveled to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in 1502 with the governor of that Spanish colony. He took part in an expedition to Colombia in 1510, and three years later, he accompanied Vasco Nunez de Balboa in a journey that ended in the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. From 1519 to 1523 he served as mayor of the town of Panama. In 1523, hearing of a vast and wealthy Indian empire to the south, Pizarro enlisted the help of two friends to form an expedition to explore and conquer the land. A soldier named Diego de Almagro provided the equipment, and the vicar of Panama, Hernando de Luque, furnished the funds.

70. EXPLORER TASKS Her majesty has declared that we depart at the Noon hour for the new world. Vasco De Balboa, francisco pizarro. Vasco de Corona, Walter Raleigh http://www.tfs.k12.nj.us/teachers/dfogliano/explorer_tasks.htm

TASK process Resources Evaluation ... Extension "Golden Hind" Name of Sir Francis Drake's ship INTRODUCTION: Aye, you made it! For a moment there I'd thought you missed the boat! Her majesty has declared that we depart at the Noon hour for the New World. What's that you say? Why are we sailing? What route are we taking? Are the natives friendly? Hold on now! Your task is coming up. All I can say is that on this exploration you'll be learning about European explorers from the Age of Exploration. That is, the 1400's and the 1500's. What countries sponsored them? You certainly do ask a lot of questions. Climb aboard, mate. We have a long journey ahead and lots of time to answer your questions. Go to TASK and we'll be pullin' up the anchor! Enjoy the journey! TASK: TASK This journey will be taking you back in time to t he Age of Exploration. Your mission: You and a partner will team up to bring a European explorer from the Age of Exploration up to the present. When you get back, notebook in hand, you will both be on the prime time news where your explorer will be interviewed about his explorations. You will also be viewing some explorer artifacts, maps that early explorers may have used, and learning about their ships and navigation methods. You will find information about 5 explorers, but only one of them will be interviewed. Print the worksheet provided to gather your information and to chart your explorers' routes. Use the

71. Fall Of The Inca Civilization With the arrival from Spain in 1532 of francisco pizarro and his entourage of Lacking immunity, the new world peoples, including the Inca, were reduced http://www.crystalinks.com/inca2.html

Inca Civilization - 2 With the arrival from Spain in 1532 of Francisco Pizarro and his entourage of mercenaries or conquistadors, the Inca empire was seriously threatened for the first time. Duped into meeting with the conquistadors in a peaceful gathering, an Inca emperor, Atahualpa, was kidnapped and held for ransom. After paying over $50 million in gold by today's standards, Atahualpa, who was promised to be set free, was strangled to death by the Spaniards who then marched straight for Cuzco and its riches. Ciezo de Leon, a conquistador himself, wrote of the astonishing surprise the Spaniards experienced upon reaching Cuzco. As eyewitnesses to the extravagant and meticulously constructed city of Cuzco, the conquistadors were dumbfounded to find such a testimony of superior metallurgy and finely tuned architecture. Temples, edifices, paved roads, and elaborate gardens all shimmered with gold. By Ciezo de Leon's own observation the extreme riches and expert stone work of the Inca were beyond belief: "In one of (the) houses, which was the richest, there was the figure of the sun, very large and made of gold, very ingeniously worked, and enriched with many precious stones. They had also a garden, the clods of which were made of pieces of fine gold; and it was artificially sown with golden maize, the stalks, as well as the leaves and cobs, being of that metal. Besides all this, they had more than twenty golden (llamas) with their lambs, and the shepherds with their slings and crooks to watch them, all made of the same metal. There was a great quantity of jars of gold and silver, set with emeralds; vases, pots, and all sorts of utensils, all of fine gold - it seems to me that I have said enough to show what a grand place it was; so I shall not treat further of the silver work of the chaquira (beads), of the plumes of gold and other things, which, if I wrote down, I should not be believed."

72. VOA News - THE MAKING OF A NATION #3 - March 13, 2003: Europeans Arrive Spanish explorers sought to find gold and power in the new world. And in theFifteenThirties, francisco pizarro destroyed the Inca Indian empire in http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/Archive/a-2003-03-12-1-1.cfm

var gMenuControlID=0; var menus_included = 0; var jsPageAuthorMode = 0; var jsSessionPreviewON = 1; var jsDlgLoader = '/specialenglish/Archive/loader.cfm'; var jsSiteID = 23; var jsSubSiteID = 77; var kurrentPageID = 74162; document.CS_StaticURL = "http://author.voanews.com/specialenglish/"; document.CS_DynamicURL = "http://author.voanews.com/specialenglish/"; Text Only Search V OICE OF A MERICA VOA Home Special English Home Transcript Archive Subscribe to E-mail ... Radio Programs Find Us on TV Stories by E-mail Contact Us Find a Story By Subject By Program Listen Stream Download Help Watch Weekly TV English Learning Games With Words Wordmaster Other Resources THE MAKING OF A NATION #3 - March 13, 2003: Europeans Arrive 12 March 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the MAKING OF A NATION, A VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we tell about how and why European explorers arrived in North America. (THEME) VOICE ONE: The first Europeans arrived about two-thousand years ago in the area now called North America. A Norse explorer, Leif Erickson, sailed his boat from Greenland around the northeastern coast of the continent. He returned home to Greenland to tell others about the new country. He called it "Vinland."

73. MSN Encarta - United States (History) and francisco pizarro did the same in Peru in 1532—nearly a full century before new world gold and silver mines were the base of Spanish wealth and http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741500823_2/United_States_(History).html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Sign In Web Search: Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade your Encarta Experience Search Encarta Upgrade your Encarta Experience Spend less time searching and more time learning. Learn more Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Related Items American Revolution, event that established the United States Civil War, event that ended slavery in the United States more... Further Reading Editors' picks for United States (History) Search for books and more related to United States (History) Encarta Search Search Encarta about United States (History) Editors' Picks Great books about your topic, United States (History) ... Click here Advertisement document.write(' Page 2 of 37 United States (History) Encyclopedia Article Multimedia 259 items Article Outline Introduction Early Cultural Interaction Colonial Experiments Growth of the English Colonies ... More Information C European Exploration In the century before Columbus sailed to America, Western Europeans were unlikely candidates for worldwide exploration. The Chinese possessed the wealth and the seafaring skills that would have enabled them to explore, but they had little interest in the world outside of China. The Arabs and other Islamic peoples also possessed wealth and skills. But they expanded into territories that were next to them—and not across uncharted oceans. The Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 and by the 1520s had nearly reached Vienna. These conquests gave them control over the overland trade routes to Asia as well as the sea route through the Persian Gulf. The conquests also gave them an expanding empire to occupy their attention.

74. Discoverers Web: Orellana saw service in Nicaragua, then continued to Peru with francisco pizarro in 1535 . History of the new world, by Girolamo Benzoni, of Milan. http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/orellana.html

Francisco de Orellana Spanish adventurer (1511-46) who accomplished the first descent of the River Amazon. Born at Trujillo (various birth dates, ranging from 1490 to 1511, are still quoted by biographers), Orellana was a close friend, and possibly a relative of the Pizarro family. He went out to the West Indies (probably in 1527), saw service in Nicaragua, then continued to Peru with Francisco Pizarro in 1535. During the civil war he sided with the Pizarros and was Ensign General of a force sent by Francisco Pizarro from Lima in aid of Hernando Pizarro . He was granted land at Puerto Viejo, on the coast of Ecuador, and had founded Guayaquil, of which he was governor. In 1540 Gonzalo Pizarro arrived in Quito as governor and was charged by Francisco Pizarro with an expedition to locate the "Land of Cinnamon", thought to be somewhere to the east. In Quito, Gonzalo Pizarro collected a force of 220 Spaniards and 4000 natives, while Orellana, as second in command, was sent back to Guayaquil to raise a troop of horse. Pizarro left Quito (in February 1541) just before Orellana arrived with his 23 men and horses. Orellana hurried after the main expedition, eventually making contact with them in March. However, by the time the expedition had left the mountains, 3000 natives and 140 Spanish had either died or deserted. On reaching the River Coca (a tributary of the Napo), a brigantine, the

75. The Conquests Of Cortes And Pizarro pizarro never even learned to read to write (francisco pizarro, par. 1). They bothheaded west toward the new world at the ages of 35 (pizarro) and 19 http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/comp/cw13cortezpizarro31011403.htm

The conquests of Cortes and Pizarro by Rit Nosotro [Three Comparative Essays need to be combined into one.] Contrast the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro. There were several nations to colonize the Americas, and each had different ideas on how to complete this task. Some used diplomacy while others gave presents, hoping for gifts of land. Others simply bought property from the native people living on the land. However, all too often battles and treachery were used to gain land and highly coveted natural resources. In the land areas south of modern-day United States, much treachery was preformed because of the lure of gold and other riches. The chiefs of these nations were very generous and kind, and the cruel European men took advantage of them. Both Cortes and Pizarro took advantage of different tribes through treachery and bloodshed. Both Cortes and Pizarro were born in Spain: the former in the year 1485, the latter in 1475 (Britannica 2002, n.p.). Both of these men were avid adventurers and loved discovering new lands and people. Additionally, education was not very important to these men. Cortes dropped out of the school his parents sent him to because "study was irksome to him, his restless and ambitious temper chafed under restraint" (Hernando Cortes, par. 3). Pizarro never even learned to read to write (Francisco Pizarro, par. 1). They both headed west toward the new world at the ages of 35 (Pizarro) and 19 (Cortes) (Britannica 2002, n.p.). Eventually, their deeds would play a large part in the early shaping of South America and would change how the Europeans perceived the Americas.

76. Explorers Webquest Foothold In The new world , National Geographic, January 1992; Spain Explorers And Conquerors The Conquest Of The Inca Empire francisco pizarro http://www.burke.k12.nc.us/instructionaltech/webquests/explorers/

Significant Explorers and Civilizations of the Americas A WebQuest for 5th Grade (Social Studies) Designed by Patty James pmjames@burke.k12.nc.us Introduction Task Process Evaluation ... Credits Introduction Beginning with the Vikings in the 8th century, the Americas have been explored by many people. During the 1500's and 1600's European countries began exploring across the Atlantic Ocean . Christopher Columbus was one of the first explorers to attempt this great feat. His accomplishments sparked the interest of exploration in many other countries. Explorers have had various reasons for risking their lives when setting out across the world. Marco Polo was searching for new trade routes, David Livingston traveled across Africa as a missionary, while others were motivated by the need to chart and map new areas. In this webquest, you will find out what drove the exploration for these significant explorers and how did the motives for explorations differ from country to country? The Task You will work in your assigned group to search the Internet and use print materials to identify what drove the exploration of your explorers. During your search you will be looking for certain aspects of his exploration. Once you have obtained these aspects, you will be able to complete the following:

77. Leaders And Battles: Pizarro, Francisco Biography, Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire of Peru and pizarro, illiterate and born into poverty, journeyed to the new world in 1510. http://www.lbdb.com/TMDisplayLeader.cfm?PID=5264

78. Hist01 Spanish conquistadores such as Hernán Cortés and francisco pizarro had Ironically, the first exploration of new Mexico may have come about from an http://www.sos.state.nm.us/BLUEBOOK/hist01.htm

A Brief History of the Land of Enchantment I n 1998, New Mexico reached a milestone in its long and colorful history. It is the year the state observed the Cuatro Centennial, or 400th anniversary of the founding of the Spanish colony at the Tewa village o f Ohkay in 1598. Early Spanish Exploration of the Southwest In 1536, the ragged survivors finally emerged from the wilderness at Culiacan, on the west coast of Mexico. Cabeza de Vaca’s report to the Spanish Viceroy, Antonio de Mendoza, included a brief mention of stories they had heard which told of large cities in the interior of the continent where valuable minerals were traded. These sparse but tantalizing bits of information sparked a renewed interest in the Spanish quest to find the “new” Mexico which had so far eluded them. In 1539, Mendoza authorized Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan priest who had accompanied Pizarro to Peru, to conduct a preliminary exploration to determine the truth of these reports. Estevan went along as the expedition’s guide. We can only imagine what the indigenous peoples they met thought of the light skinned men who rode astride unfamiliar creatures, wearing uncomfortable looking clothes which reflected the sun, aggressive and often rude men who carried weapons made of steel and who persisted in knowing about cities where a bright yellow metal could be found. It must have been a frightening, yet wonderful encounter. Little did either of these two diverse cultures know that their worlds would never be the same.

79. All About Francisco Pizarro - RecipeLand.com Reference Library francisco pizarro. pizarro was born in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the new world had reached Spain he was http://www.recipeland.com/encyclopaedia/index.php/Francisco_Pizarro

80. THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD How accurate do you consider Columbus s description of the new world? de VacaSouthwest. 15311533 francisco pizarro Conquered Inca empire http://www.hfac.uh.edu/gl/us1.htm

THE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY OF THE NEW WORLD Interpreting Primary Source Documents Columbus reports on his voyage to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. These people in the Caribbean have no creed and they are not idolaters, but they are very gentle and do not know what it is to be wicked, or to kill others, or to steal...and they are sure that we come from Heaven....So your Highnesses should resolve to make them Christians, for I believe that if you begin, in a little while you will achieve the conversion of a great number of peoples to our holy faith, with the acquisition of great lordships and riches and all their inhabitants for Spain. For without doubt there is a very great amount of gold in these lands . The people of this island [Hispaniola], and of all the others that I have found and seen, or not seen, all go naked, men and women, just as their mothers bring them forth; although some women cover a single place with the leaf of a plant, or a cotton something which they make for that purpose. They have no iron or steel, nor any weapons....They have no other weapons than the stems of reeds...on the end of which they fix little sharpened stakes.

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