2. Table of Contents Slide 1-Early Years Slide 2- Reasons for Exploring, Sponsoring Country, and Areas Explored Slide 3- Contributions and Achievements Slide 4- Interesting Facts
3. Early Years Father was a soldier Pizarro loved adventure especially in the new world He couldn’t read Born in Spain in 1470
4. Reasons for Exploring, Sponsoring Country and Areas Explored In 1509 he joined the journey with Spanish explorers to Central America In 1513 he joined Balboa’s expedition across Panama to the Pacific Ocean Returned to Spain to get support from the king. Returned to Panama and went out with De Soto He finally reached Canzmaraca where Inca leader Atahualpa lived Captured Atahualpa and held him captive until he received thousands of pounds of gold and silver as a ransom but then killed Atahualpa and his men anyway.
5. Contributions and Achievements He discovered and also conquered the Inca empire Helped to make Spain the most richest and most powerful nation in the word at the time Founded city of Lima, Peru and called it The City Of Kings.
6. Interesting Facts Pizarro was a greedy and ruthless explorer In 1541 Pizarro was killed by a fellow Spanish explorer because of greed and riches
