... in 1526 he and Almagro sailed for Peru. During, 1531, Pizarro began the conquest of the Incas. He killed the Inca king, Atahualpa, and worked to consolidate the new empire, founding Lima in 1535 as well as other cities. In 1537, disagreement with Almagro over the control of Cuzco led to conflict. Too old to take the field himself, Pizarro entrusted ... the command of his forces to his brothers, who defeated and executed Almagro soon afterwards. In revenge Almagro's followers assassinated Pizarro. In 1519, a Spaniard named Hernando Cortes landed on the shores of Mexico. Along with his 60...

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