Conquest of Peru Hernando de Soto

pizarro made de soto 1 of captains.

when pizarro , men first encountered army of inca atahualpa @ cajamarca, pizarro sent de soto fifteen men invite atahualpa meeting. when pizarro s men attacked atahualpa , guard next day (the battle of cajamarca), de soto led 1 of 3 groups of mounted soldiers. spanish captured atahualpa. de soto sent camp of incan army, , men plundered atahualpa s tents.

during 1533, spanish held atahualpa captive in cajamarca months while subjects paid ransom filling room gold , silver objects. during captivity, de soto became friendly atahualpa , taught him play chess. time ransom had been completed, spanish became alarmed rumors of incan army advancing on cajamarca. pizarro sent de soto 200 soldiers scout rumored army.

while de soto gone, spanish in cajamarca decided kill atahualpa prevent rescue. de soto returned report found no signs of army in area. after executing atahualpa, pizarro , men headed cuzco, capital of incan empire. spanish force approached cuzco, pizarro sent brother hernando , de soto ahead 40 men. advance guard fought pitched battle incan troops in front of city, battle had ended before pizarro arrived rest of spanish party. incan army withdrew during night. spanish plundered cuzco, found gold , silver. mounted soldier, de soto received share of plunder made him wealthy. represented riches atahualpa s camp, ransom, , plunder cuzco.

on road cuzco, manco inca yupanqui, brother of atahualpa, had joined pizarro. manco had been hiding atahualpa in fear of life, , happy gain pizarro s protection. pizarro arranged manco installed inca leader. de soto joined manco in campaign eliminate incan armies under quizquiz, had been loyal atahualpa.

by 1534, de soto serving lieutenant governor of cuzco while pizarro building new capital (which later became known lima) on coast. in 1535 king charles awarded diego de almagro, francisco pizarro s partner, governorship of southern portion of incan empire. when de almagro made plans explore , conquer southern part of incan empire (chile), de soto applied second-in-command, de almagro turned him down. de soto packed treasure , returned spain.