Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . y years old. lie was a large, handsome man,<iav in manner, although often wearing a look of D • cruelty, and he governed his people with great ubil-ity. His rule was, without doubt, severe, but liehad done nothing which in the least excuses Pizarrofor putting him to death. LATER YEARS OF 1IZAKKO Pizarro now marched upon Cuzco, the capitalof Peru, and there appointed a new Inca to takethe place of the one he had cruelly had succeeded in his purpose. lie had con-quered Peru. When the news of his conquestreached Spain, he was m
Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . y years old. lie was a large, handsome man,<iav in manner, although often wearing a look of D • cruelty, and he governed his people with great ubil-ity. His rule was, without doubt, severe, but liehad done nothing which in the least excuses Pizarrofor putting him to death. LATER YEARS OF 1IZAKKO Pizarro now marched upon Cuzco, the capitalof Peru, and there appointed a new Inca to takethe place of the one he had cruelly had succeeded in his purpose. lie had con-quered Peru. When the news of his conquestreached Spain, he was made a marquis. His success with so small a number of mensurprises us, but we must not forget that the na-tives thought he was the son of the Sky God, andthat it was therefore useless to oppose him. Theyalso m-eatlv feared the horses. * In Cu/co, Pizarro seized the palaces and publicbuildings for himself and his followers. lie pulled 84 American Explorers down idols in the temples and turned the Templeof the Sun into a monastery. It is said that he. The death of Pizarro found in this city golden statues of women as largeas hfe. The Spaniards were astonished at the Francisco Pizarro beauty and grandeur of the city, but, for commer-cial purposes, Pi/arm preferred to have his capitalnear tlie coast. lie therefore built a new city, whichlie called Lima. But his difficulties were not was trouble between him and one of his for-mer partners, and his cruel treatment of the peopleof Peru had made enemies of them. Finally, several years after he had conqueredPeru, some of the Spaniards became so embit-tered toward him that they determined to kill him. •/ One day, at noon, while he was at dinner, nine-teen of them, heavily armed, entered the took him by surprise, but he quickly seizeda spear and, although now an old man, past seventyyears of age, he fought like a lion, cutting downman after man in the desperate struggle. At last they overcame him and he fell.
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