As one of the Pizarro brothers, he was related to Francisco, Juan, and Gonzalo Pizarro.[1]: 136 He had two full sisters, Inés Pizarro y de Vargas and Isabel Pizarro y de Vargas, married to Gonzalo de Tapia. Through his father, he was a second cousin of Hernán Cortés.[2]
Inca Empire
Starting in 1532 and succeeding in 1533, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire and claimed what we know today as Peru for Spain.[3] In the 16th century the Incas were conquered by the Spaniards, Hernando Pizarro, who was the brother of the chief commander of the conquest Francisco Pizarro, writes a letter to the royal audience of Santo Domino about the expedition. Hernando Pizarro wrote this letter on November 1533. Hernando Pizarro starts his letter by explaining how the government founded a town called San Miguel and then proceeded to search for the town of Cajamarca whose rulers have been fighting. In this letter, we get a better understanding of what type of person Hernando Pizarro was. In the letter, Hernando gives a description image of his surroundings while on the expedition "The road over the mountains is a thing worth seeing, because, though the ground is so rugged, such beautiful roads could not in truth be found throughout Christendom. The greater part of them is paved. There is a bridge of stone or wood over every stream. We found bridges of network over a very large and powerful river, which we crossed twice, which was a marvelous thing to see."[4] Hernando Pizarro was a very intellectual man with a great appreciation for his surroundings, one of the many reasons for why his part in conquering the Inca Empire with his brother, Francisco Pizarro, was essential.
The New World
Unlike his other brothers, he was born in wedlock, and he was educated and gained influence in the Spanish court. In 1530 Hernando departed for the New World with his half-brother, Francisco Pizarro, and accompanied him during his conquests in Peru.[5]: 25 In 1533, Hernando was sent back to Spain with the royal fifth for the Emperor, which consisted of "a number of the most beautiful articles" collected for Atahuallpa's ransom.[1]: 196
Hernando arrived Seville on 9 January,[6] 1534, proceeded to Calatayud, and an audience with Charles. Hernando delivered the royal fifth and recounted the Pizarro brothers' adventures. Charles confirmed Francisco Pizarro's previous grants, extending them seventy leagues further south, and then gave Francisco's partner, Diego de Almagro, a grant two hundred leagues further south.[1]: 230
When he returned to Peru, he ruled with his other half-brothers (Juan and Gonzalo Pizarro) over the prized Inca capital of Cuzco. Governing with an iron fist, he helped with the eventual suppression of Inca uprisings led by Manco Inca.
Cuzco
After Diego de Almagro returned from Chile from a fruitless gold-seeking expedition, he found that Hernando and his brothers were in control of Cuzco. However, as he had not obtained any credit for having been Francisco Pizarro's main partner in discovering Peru, he decided to claim Cuzco as part of his share. Almagro seized the city in 1537, capturing Hernando and Juan.[7] Hernando was eventually released after negotiations between Almagro and Francisco, and in 1538 he and Gonzalo returned with an army to confront Almagro. In the ensuing Battle of Las Salinas, the Pizarros won a decisive victory, capturing Almagro and the city.[7]: 300–301 [3]
The execution of Almagro later that year and the general disorder caused by the Spanish infighting caused substantial fallout in the Spanish court. Hernando was again called upon to leverage his royal contacts: in 1539 he returned to Spain to lobby in favor of the Pizarros. Their perceived treachery was too great, however, and despite Hernando's bribery, he was imprisoned for the next twenty years,[7]: 336–338 from June 1541 until May 1561, in the Castle of La Mota.[8]: 143 He then lived in his Trujillo palace until his death in 1578.[7]: 338 [8]: 143
Family
In 1552, Hernando married his niece, Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui (she was the daughter of Francisco Pizarro and his Inca mistress Inés Yupanqui) in Spain. Although born out of wedlock, she was legitimized by Imperial Decree. They had five children. One of their sons, Francisco Pizarro y Pizarro, married twice and had offspring, the Marqueses de La Conquista. As a result, the Pizarro line survived Hernando's death, though currently it is extinct in male line.
His father was a son of Fernando Alonso Pizarro and wife Isabel de Vargas Rodríguez de Aguilar, paternal grandson of Fernando or Hernando Alonso de Hinojosa and wife Teresa Martínez Pizarro, and brother of Juan Pizarro, who died without issue in 1521, and Diego Fernández Pizarro, who married Marina López and had a son Fernando Pizarro López, who had a natural son named Diego Pizarro de Vargas, married to Juana Rodríguez de Bobadilla, with female issue in Portugal.[2]
^ abcPrescott, W.H., 2011, The History of the Conquest of Peru, Digireads.com Publishing, ISBN9781420941142
^ abMachado, J. T. Montalvão, Dos Pizarros de Espanha aos de Portugal e Brasil, Author's Edition, 1st Edition, Lisbon, 1972.
^ abAndagoya, Pascual de. "Narrative of Pascual de Andagoya". Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila. The Hakluyt Society. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Wikisource.
^Markham, Clements R., Francisco De Xerez, Miguel De Estete, Hernando Pizarro, and Pedro Sancho. Reports on the Discovery of Peru. London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1872. Print.
^Hemming, J., 1970, The Conquest of the Incas, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., ISBN0151225605
^ abcdMacQuarrie, Kim (2007). The Last Days of the Incas. Simon & Schuster. pp. 272–276. ISBN978-0-7432-6049-7.
^ abLeon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, ISBN9780822321460
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Pizarro and the second or maternal family name is Vargas Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas Spanish eɾˈnando piˈ8aro born between 1501 and 1508 died 1578 was a Spanish conquistador and one of the Pizarro brothers who ruled over Peru Hernando PizarroA steel etched print of Hernando Pizarro y de VargasBirth nameHernando PizarroNickname s limaBornc 1501 1508Trujillo Extremadura SpainDiedc 1578Trujillo Extremadura SpainBuriedSan Francisco Church TrujilloAllegiance SpainRankCaptainBattles warsSpanish conquest of Navarre Italian WarsSpanish conquest of Peru Battle of Cajamarca Battle of Las SalinasAwardsKnight of the Order of SantiagoSpouse s Francisca Pizarro YupanquiChildren5RelationsPizarro brothersHernando was born in Trujillo Extremadura Spain son of Captain Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodriguez de Aguilar senior 1446 1522 who as colonel of infantry served in the Italian campaigns under Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba and in Navarre with some distinction and wife Isabel de Vargas Contents 1 Pizarro Brothers 2 Inca Empire 3 The New World 4 Cuzco 5 Family 6 Ancestors 7 References 8 External linksPizarro Brothers EditAs one of the Pizarro brothers he was related to Francisco Juan and Gonzalo Pizarro 1 136 He had two full sisters Ines Pizarro y de Vargas and Isabel Pizarro y de Vargas married to Gonzalo de Tapia Through his father he was a second cousin of Hernan Cortes 2 Inca Empire EditStarting in 1532 and succeeding in 1533 Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire and claimed what we know today as Peru for Spain 3 In the 16th century the Incas were conquered by the Spaniards Hernando Pizarro who was the brother of the chief commander of the conquest Francisco Pizarro writes a letter to the royal audience of Santo Domino about the expedition Hernando Pizarro wrote this letter on November 1533 Hernando Pizarro starts his letter by explaining how the government founded a town called San Miguel and then proceeded to search for the town of Cajamarca whose rulers have been fighting In this letter we get a better understanding of what type of person Hernando Pizarro was In the letter Hernando gives a description image of his surroundings while on the expedition The road over the mountains is a thing worth seeing because though the ground is so rugged such beautiful roads could not in truth be found throughout Christendom The greater part of them is paved There is a bridge of stone or wood over every stream We found bridges of network over a very large and powerful river which we crossed twice which was a marvelous thing to see 4 Hernando Pizarro was a very intellectual man with a great appreciation for his surroundings one of the many reasons for why his part in conquering the Inca Empire with his brother Francisco Pizarro was essential The New World EditUnlike his other brothers he was born in wedlock and he was educated and gained influence in the Spanish court In 1530 Hernando departed for the New World with his half brother Francisco Pizarro and accompanied him during his conquests in Peru 5 25 In 1533 Hernando was sent back to Spain with the royal fifth for the Emperor which consisted of a number of the most beautiful articles collected for Atahuallpa s ransom 1 196 Hernando arrived Seville on 9 January 6 1534 proceeded to Calatayud and an audience with Charles Hernando delivered the royal fifth and recounted the Pizarro brothers adventures Charles confirmed Francisco Pizarro s previous grants extending them seventy leagues further south and then gave Francisco s partner Diego de Almagro a grant two hundred leagues further south 1 230 When he returned to Peru he ruled with his other half brothers Juan and Gonzalo Pizarro over the prized Inca capital of Cuzco Governing with an iron fist he helped with the eventual suppression of Inca uprisings led by Manco Inca Cuzco EditAfter Diego de Almagro returned from Chile from a fruitless gold seeking expedition he found that Hernando and his brothers were in control of Cuzco However as he had not obtained any credit for having been Francisco Pizarro s main partner in discovering Peru he decided to claim Cuzco as part of his share Almagro seized the city in 1537 capturing Hernando and Juan 7 Hernando was eventually released after negotiations between Almagro and Francisco and in 1538 he and Gonzalo returned with an army to confront Almagro In the ensuing Battle of Las Salinas the Pizarros won a decisive victory capturing Almagro and the city 7 300 301 3 The execution of Almagro later that year and the general disorder caused by the Spanish infighting caused substantial fallout in the Spanish court Hernando was again called upon to leverage his royal contacts in 1539 he returned to Spain to lobby in favor of the Pizarros Their perceived treachery was too great however and despite Hernando s bribery he was imprisoned for the next twenty years 7 336 338 from June 1541 until May 1561 in the Castle of La Mota 8 143 He then lived in his Trujillo palace until his death in 1578 7 338 8 143 Family EditIn 1552 Hernando married his niece Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui she was the daughter of Francisco Pizarro and his Inca mistress Ines Yupanqui in Spain Although born out of wedlock she was legitimized by Imperial Decree They had five children One of their sons Francisco Pizarro y Pizarro married twice and had offspring the Marqueses de La Conquista As a result the Pizarro line survived Hernando s death though currently it is extinct in male line His father was a son of Fernando Alonso Pizarro and wife Isabel de Vargas Rodriguez de Aguilar paternal grandson of Fernando or Hernando Alonso de Hinojosa and wife Teresa Martinez Pizarro and brother of Juan Pizarro who died without issue in 1521 and Diego Fernandez Pizarro who married Marina Lopez and had a son Fernando Pizarro Lopez who had a natural son named Diego Pizarro de Vargas married to Juana Rodriguez de Bobadilla with female issue in Portugal 2 Ancestors EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ancestors of Hernando Pizarro de Vargas 9 16 8 Fernando or Hernando Alonso de Hinojosa17 4 Fernando Alonso Pizarro18 9 Teresa Martinez Pizarro19 2 Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodriguez de Aguilar20 10 21 5 Isabel de Vargas y Rodriguez de Aguilar22 11 23 1 Hernando Pizarro de Vargas 10 24 12 25 6 26 13 27 3 Isabel de Vargas28 14 29 7 30 15 31 References Edit a b c Prescott W H 2011 The History of the Conquest of Peru Digireads com Publishing ISBN 9781420941142 a b Machado J T Montalvao Dos Pizarros de Espanha aos de Portugal e Brasil Author s Edition 1st Edition Lisbon 1972 a b Andagoya Pascual de Narrative of Pascual de Andagoya Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila The Hakluyt Society Retrieved 21 June 2019 via Wikisource Markham Clements R Francisco De Xerez Miguel De Estete Hernando Pizarro and Pedro Sancho Reports on the Discovery of Peru London Printed for the Hakluyt Society 1872 Print Hemming J 1970 The Conquest of the Incas New York Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc ISBN 0151225605 The Last of the Brothers Pizarro a b c d MacQuarrie Kim 2007 The Last Days of the Incas Simon amp Schuster pp 272 276 ISBN 978 0 7432 6049 7 a b Leon P 1998 The Discovery and Conquest of Peru Chronicles of the New World Encounter edited and translated by Cook and Cook Durham Duke University Press ISBN 9780822321460 GeneAll net Fernando Pizarro The Pizarro Brothers LatinAmerican History Retrieved 10 March 2015 External links Edit Wikisource has the text of a 1900 Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography article about Hernando Pizarro Letter from Hernando Pizarro to the Royal Audience of Santo Domingo in Reports on the Discovery of Peru Hernando Pizarro The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Pizarro III Hernando The American Cyclopaedia 1879 Retrieved from https en 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