What the records say
- When
- 20 Oct 1547
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.19° S, 68.60° W
- Description
- 1547 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Huarina
1547 battle
After sending away the royally appointed governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Blasco Núñez Vela and later defeating and killing him in the battle of Añaquito, Gonzalo Pizarro assembled an army of 1,200 men to press claims for the rule over Peru, once belonging to him and his brothers.
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