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Diego de Almagro

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Diego de Almagro

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Also known as Diego d'Almagro, diegô almagrô

Spanish conquistador

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Diego de Almagro was a Spanish male explorer and conquistador who held the military rank of general. Born in Almagro in 1475, he spoke Spanish and was a citizen of Spain. He is the father of Diego de Almagro II.

Almagro died on July 8, 1538, in Cusco. His manner of death was capital punishment, with the specific cause of death listed as chokehold. He was buried in Cusco. Encyclopedic sources describing him include The Nuttall Encyclopædia, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Born
c. 1475, Malagón or Almagro , Crown of Castile
Died
July 8, 1538 (aged 62 – 63), Cuzco , New Castile, Spanish Empire
Spouse s
Ana Martínez, Mencia
Children
Diego de Almagro II (son), Isabel de Almagro (daughter)
Parents
Juan de Montenegro (father) Elvira Gutiérrez (mother)
Occupation
Conquistador
Known for
Exploration of the Kuna , Conquest of Peru , Discovery of Chile
Battles wars
Conquest of Peru Battle of Cajamarca Battle of Vilcaconga Battle of Abancay Battle of Las Salinas

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Encyclopedic overview

Diego de Almagro ( Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ðe alˈmaɣɾo]; c. 1475 – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits and killings in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subduing the Inca Empire he laid the foundation for Quito and Trujillo as Spanish cities in present-day Ecuador and Peru, respectively. From Peru, Almagro led the first Spanish military expedition to central Chile. Back in Peru, a longstanding conflict with Pizarro over the control of the former Inca capital of Cuzco erupted into a civil war between the two bands of conquistadores. In the battle of Las Salinas in 1538, Almagro was defeated by the Pizarro brothers and months later he was executed.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diego de Almagro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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