Francisco Pizarro was born in 1471 in Trujillo, Spain. He had little formal education and worked as a pig farmer until age 15. Pizarro went on to become a famous explorer, founding cities in South America and discovering the Pacific Ocean. He explored much of modern-day Colombia and Peru in the early 1500s, establishing Spanish rule. Pizarro's expeditions made him wealthy due to the gold, silver, and other treasures he collected in the lands he conquered in the name of the Spanish crown.

1. Francisco Pizarro
By Kaelyn Birch

2. Biographical Info Part 1
Pizarro was born in 1471 Trujillo, Spain and
he died in 1541. As a child he never whent
to school. He never learned how to read.
As a child he raised pigs until he was
fifteen.

3. Biographical Info Part 2
Pizarro had three brothers, two sons and
one daughter. His parents never got
married.

4. Francisco Pizarro's Timeline
November 10th Pizarro set sail from Spain
and found the city of San Sedastain. In
1535 he found the city of the king. He died
on June 26th 1541.

5. Exploring Info
He founded the city of San Sedastain and
helped discover the Pacific Ocean with
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa.

6. His Motivations
Because he discovered most of Spain he
was motivated to search more places. After
he found Columbia he wanted to find more
land and collect more treasures.

7. Preparing for a Journey
Preparing for a journey was not easy. It
took lots of planning and preparing to get
every thing ready for sea.

8. Pazarro's Starting Spots
Pizarro explored all over Columbia. But he
started most of his expeditions at Spain.

9. What He Got When He Found Land
When Pizarro found the land with loads of
crops, the King of Spain made Pizarro the
governor of Peru.

10. What Made Pizarro Want to Explore
Pizarro wanted to explore so he would be
wealthy and have fame.

11. What he Benefited from Exploring
When Pizarro found land he collected lots
of land and gold, silver and different
jewels.

12. Major Life Changes
Pizarro's major life change was being a
explorer. He went from raising pigs to
being a famous explorer.

13. His Religion
Pizarro's religion was Roman Catholic.

14. Resources
About Francisco-Pizarro. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 5th, 2011, from francisco-pizarro:
http://www.about-peru-history.com/franci
sco-pizarro-biography.html

15. Resources
About Francisco-Pizarro. (n.d.). Retrieved
April 5th, 2011, from francisco-pizarro:
http://www.about-peru-history.com

16. Resources
Francisco Pizarro. (n.d.). Retrieved Apriil
5th, 2011, from Francisco pazzaro:
http://www.asij.ac.jp/elementary/gr5web
/c5r/explorer_reports/wbender.htm

17. Resources
Francisco-Pizarro. (n.d.). Retrieved April
5th, 2011, from http://www.elizabethan-
era.org.uk/francisco-pizarro.htm

18. Resources
Nndb. (n.d.). Retrieved April 6th, 2011,
from francisco pizarro:
http://www.nndb.com/people/573/000050
423/