Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 1

In the first episode in this series, we cover the early life of Pizarro, as well as his first two exploratory expeditions to South America and Peru - where he gets a glimpse of the wealth of the Inca. We wrap up with Pizarro going to Spain to get a license to conquer Peru and its people.



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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.

• No. of episodes: 227
• Latest episode: 2025-06-10
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