HIS 7A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Primogeniture, Huayna Capac, Inca Empire
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Illegitimate son of noble, had received no education; had a secretary who wrote of all his travels and expeditions. Pizarro and cort s were second cousins; pizzaro was a swineherd at first. He was not in line to receive anything from his father. He; therefore, became a soldier for a little while. First expedition: he was crossing isthmus of panama to get to the pacific ocean under balboa. He improved his status by turning on the governor who gave him a position in. His first expedition in south america: lack of supplies and very hostile natives met him; left. 1526: he sailed again to counter; captured indigenous traitors and were able to get their treasure from them. He sailed again after 4 years: got the crown convinced to give him the title of governor which ever land he conquered. In northern peru, he encountered native people: fairly peaceful initially. He used the road system created by the incas.
