Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. Detail of equestrian statue of Francisco Pizarro in the Plaza Mayor, tilted view.

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A small town in the province of Cáceres, Trujillo was the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of Lima, capital of Peru. The magnificent bronze statue of Pizarro on horseback is the work of American sculptor Charles Rumsey and was erected in the Plaza Mayor in 1929.

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Size: 4097px × 4097px
Location: Trujillo, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
Photo credit: © David Tomlinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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