Hernando Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas (Spanish: [eɾˈnando piˈθaro]; born between 1501 and 1508, died 1578) was a Spanish conquistador and one of the Pizarro brothers who ruled over Peru.
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A steel etched print of Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas | |
| Birth name | Hernando Pizarro |
| Nickname(s) | lima |
| Born | c. 1501–1508 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | c. 1578 Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain |
| Buried | San Francisco Church, Trujillo |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Spanish conquest of Navarre
Italian Wars |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Santiago |
| Spouse(s) | Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui |
| Children | 5 |
| Relations | Pizarro brothers |
Hernando was born in Trujillo, (Extremadura), Spain, son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez de Aguilar (senior) (1446–1522) – who as colonel of infantry served in the Italian campaigns under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, and in Navarre, with some distinction – and wife Isabel de Vargas.
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