What the records say
- When
- 18 Jan 1546
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.18° S, 78.48° W
- Description
- 1546 Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Iñaquito
1546 Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru
After his unheard claims as governor of New Castile (Peru) following the death of his brother, Gonzalo Pizarro pressed claims to be recognized as the ruler of the land he and his brothers had conquered. After the arrival of appointed royal viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela in 1544, Gonzalo succeeded to have him repelled and sent to Panama in chains.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Blasco Núñez Vela first Spanish Viceroy of Peru fights with Gonzalo Pizarro at the Battle of Iñaquito and is killed”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la guerra civil entre los conquistadores del Perú los partidarios de Gonzalo Pizarro derrotan y capturan al virrey Blasco Núñez Vela en la Batalla de…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page