Hernando de Luque

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Hernando de Luque was a Spanish priest and financier who played a key role in organizing and funding the early 16th-century expeditions that led to the conquest of the Inca Empire.

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Hernando de Luque canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic priest
Spanish cleric
exploration patron
financier
human
activeInPeriod early 16th century
centuryOfActivity 16th century
contributedTo Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest of Peru
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
ethnicGroup Spaniards
givenName Hernando
historicalRegionAssociatedWith Spanish Empire
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church
name Hernando de Luque self-link
notableFor association with Diego de Almagro
association with Francisco Pizarro
funding expeditions that led to the conquest of the Inca Empire
role in early 16th-century Spanish expeditions to South America
occupation exploration sponsor
financier
priest
participatedIn planning of the conquest of the Inca Empire
placeOfActivity Panama
Spanish colonies in the Americas
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
role financial backer of Francisco Pizarro’s ventures
mediator between explorers and colonial authorities
organizer of expeditions to the territories of the Inca Empire
sexOrGender male
sphereOfInfluence Spanish exploration of South America
supportedBy Spanish colonial interests in the New World

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Diego de Almagro cooperatedWith Hernando de Luque
Hernando de Luque name Hernando de Luque self-link
Capitulation of Toledo beneficiary Hernando de Luque