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Born c. 1471 or 1476 at Trujillo, Crown of Castile. Died 26 June 1541 (aged 65 thru 70 years old). His date of birth was uncertain, but it is believed to be sometime in the early 1470’s probably in 1474 he was born.
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On the 10 of November 1509, Pizarro sailed from Spain to the New World with Alonso de Ojeda on an expedition to Gulf of Uraba in Tierra Firme.
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Francisco joined the expedition of Nunez de Balboa. They discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.they both were explorers that explored all over the place.
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While travelling with the Nunez expedition, Francisco met and traded with the natives of the new lands. He wanted to go on his own expedition.
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On another expedition Francisco helped discover what would become Costa Rica.
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He finally found funding for his very first expedition. He sailed to just south of Panama, where he found a small amount of gold.
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Because he found gold in South America, Francisco was given more funding to explore the area for treasures.
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Francisco took another expedition to Peru where he claimed the land for Spain. He travelled with his 3 half-brothers.
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Francisco came upon the Inca people who lived in Peru. He took their leader hostage and asked for ransom.
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Francisco became greedy for money and power. After the Incas paid the ransom for their leader, Francisco had him killed.
