Diego de Almagro

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Diego de Almagro was a Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the early exploration and conquest of Peru and Chile alongside Francisco Pizarro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
explorer
military leader
activeYears early 16th century
alsoKnownAs Diego de Almagro
surface form: Diego de Almagro el Viejo
birthName Diego de Almagro self-link
captured Cusco
surface form: city of Cuzco
causeOfDeath strangulation
child Diego de Almagro self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diego de Almagro II
coFounded expedition company for conquest of Peru
conflictWith Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro
surface form: Hernando Pizarro
cooperatedWith Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Luque
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth c. 1475
dateOfDeath 8 July 1538
employer Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Spaniard
explored Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains between Peru and Chile

Atacama Desert
central Chile
knownFor early exploration of Chile
early exploration of Peru
rivalry with Francisco Pizarro
role in Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
led first major Spanish expedition into Chile
legacy considered one of the principal conquerors of Peru
namesake of the Chilean city Diego de Almagro
mannerOfDeath execution
militaryRank captain
monarchServed Charles I of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
notableWork capture of Cuzco
conquest of Peru
expedition to Chile
exploration of the Andes
governorship of New Toledo
occupation conquistador
soldier
participantIn Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
civil wars of the conquest of Peru
conquest of Peru
Spanish conquest of Chile
surface form: expedition to Chile (1535–1537)
partner Ana Martínez
placeOfBirth Almagro, Ciudad Real, Crown of Castile
placeOfDeath Cusco
surface form: Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru
reasonForConflict dispute over boundaries of New Castile and New Toledo
dispute over control of Cuzco
receivedFrom Charles I of Spain
surface form: King Charles I of Spain
receivedTitle Adelantado mayor
surface form: Adelantado of New Toledo
religion Roman Catholicism
territoryAssigned governorship of New Toledo (southern Peru and Chile)
wasExecutedBy supporters of the Pizarro brothers
wasImprisonedBy Francisco Pizarro
surface form: Hernando Pizarro

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Pedro de Valdivia servedUnder Diego de Almagro
Trujillo foundedBy Diego de Almagro
Atacama Region contains Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro birthName Diego de Almagro self-link
Diego de Almagro child Diego de Almagro self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Diego de Almagro II
Diego de Almagro alsoKnownAs Diego de Almagro
this entity surface form: Diego de Almagro el Viejo
Manco Inca Yupanqui enemyOf Diego de Almagro
Spanish conquest of Chile commander Diego de Almagro
Spanish conquistadors notableMember Diego de Almagro
Ana Martínez partner Diego de Almagro
Battle of Las Salinas commander Diego de Almagro
Battle of Las Salinas relatedTo Diego de Almagro
Almagro hasNotableBearer Diego de Almagro
Almagro hasNotableBearer Diego de Almagro
this entity surface form: Diego de Almagro II
Capitulation of Toledo beneficiary Diego de Almagro
Chañaral Province containsSettlement Diego de Almagro