Diego de Almagro
Conquistador, Deceased Person
1475 – 1538
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Who was Diego de Almagro?
Diego de Almagro, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador and a companion and later rival of Francisco Pizarro. He participated in the Spanish conquest of Peru and is credited as the first European discoverer of Chile.
Almagro lost his left eye battling with coastal natives in the New World. In 1525 he joined the Pizarro brothers and Hernándo de Luque at Panama for the conquest of Peru.
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- Born
- 1475
Almagro, Ciudad Real - Ethnicity
- Castilian people
- Nationality
- Spain
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 8, 1538
Cusco
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on July 23, 2013
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