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 el Viejo
birthName Diego de Almagro
captured city of Cuzco
causeOfDeath strangulation
child Diego de Almagro II
coFounded expedition company for conquest of Peru
conflictWith Francisco Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro
cooperatedWith Francisco Pizarro
Hernando de Luque
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
dateOfBirth c. 1475
dateOfDeath 8 July 1538
employer Spanish Crown
era Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Spaniard
explored 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
expedition to Chile (1535–1537)
partner Ana Martínez
placeOfBirth Almagro, Ciudad Real, Crown of Castile
placeOfDeath Cuzco, Viceroyalty of Peru
reasonForConflict dispute over boundaries of New Castile and New Toledo
dispute over control of Cuzco
receivedFrom King Charles I of Spain
receivedTitle Adelantado of New Toledo
religion Roman Catholicism
territoryAssigned governorship of New Toledo (southern Peru and Chile)
wasExecutedBy supporters of the Pizarro brothers
wasImprisonedBy Hernando Pizarro


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