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Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed.
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Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru (1478–1541)
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Capital and largest city of Peru
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Diego de Almagro
Spanish conquistador (1475–1538)
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