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The Spanish

The Spanish conquistadors (or conquerors) that lead the conquest of Peru were ambitious, greedy and remarkably brave. Their expeditions had the spirit and potential of a gold rush but with the blind, selfish conviction of a religious crusade. Most of them were only in their twenties, though some had gained substantial experience fighting natives in North Africa and the Indies.

Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541)
Diego de Almagro (1475-1538)
Hernando Pizarro (1501-1578)
Gonzalo Pizarro (?-1548)
Juan Pizarro (1511-1536)
Sebastián de Benalcázar