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Francisco Pizarro

Definitions of Francisco Pizarro

noun
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541)

synonyms: Pizarro

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conquistador
an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)

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