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Battles of Hernando Pizarro

Battles of Hernando Pizarro

Spanish conquistador, 1502 to 1578

Hernando Pizarro is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1531 and 1538: 4 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Peru (4), Ecuador (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,607 km apart end to end, 402 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (4), Civil Wars between the conquerors of Peru (1).

Battle of PunáBattle of CajamarcaSiege of CuscoBattle of OllantaytamboBattle of Las SalinasBattle of PunáBattle of CajamarcaSiege of CuscoBattle of OllantaytamboBattle of Las SalinasLimaGuayaquilTrujilloIcaRiberaltaJi-ParanáLeticiaCruzeiro do SulIquitosHuancayo1000 km8.200S, 76.056W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1531: 1 engagements1532: 1 engagements1536: 2 engagements2 in 15361538: 1 engagements15311538
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Puná, 1531Battle of Cajamarca, 1532Siege of Cusco, 1536Battle of Ollantaytambo, 1536Battle of Las Salinas, 153815311538
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1531Battle of PunáPuná Island, EcuadorSpanish victory
16 November 1532Battle of CajamarcaCajamarca, Peru513 km SSpanish victory
6 May 1536Siege of CuscoCusco, Peru1,006 km SESpanish victory
December 1536Battle of OllantaytamboOllantaytambo, Peru42 km NWIncan victory; Establishment of the Neo-Inca State
26 April 1538Battle of Las SalinasPeru46 km SEVictory for Nueva Castilla

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Fondo Antiguo de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla from Sevilla, España, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.