Peru

Francisco Pizarro was born in 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. He died in 1541. Pizarro represented the country of Spain. He explored from 1510-1541. Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador. His goal was to explore, conquer, and accumulate wealth in the New World for Spain. Pizarro came from a poor family. He didn’t receive a good education, and he never learned to read or write. He began working at a young age as a swineherd. This is someone who raises and takes care of pigs. As a teenager Pizarro…

The Inca were a mesoamerican civilization located in current day Peru. They lasted from the 1400’s to about 1532. The Inca are very important to learn about because without them the continent of south america would have been very different today. There are many different artifacts on display in this exhibit. There is the totora reed boat, bone fishhooks, Incan gold sunface disks, a lampa, llanco, and a model of an Incan aqueduct. Totora reed boats were created by binding totora reeds…

president and democratic representative government. Interestingly, 95% of those in Ecuador identify as Roman Catholic, as Ecuador was a part of Spain until 1822. This hispanic country is roughly the size of Nevada and borders Colombia to the North and Peru to the South. Ecuador's natural resources include timber, petroleum, hydropower, and fish, among others. The name Ecuador is derived from the equator, which runs through the north part of Ecuador. Ecuadorian history spans over 8,000…

exploration for a new beginning. Pizarro took control of peru and in the process kill thousands of natives and killed their leader Atahualpa. Although there was plausible evidence that Francisco Pizarro was motivated to conquer the Inca because his king ordered him, the primary motives were greed for wealth and power. King Charles I was proclaimed in the trial to have forced Pizarro to commit…

Peru is full hills and many mountains which made it sort of difficult for the Inca’s to communicate. However, they did what they always do and they adapted. Because Peru is made up of so many different types of terrain the Inca’s were forced to develop different types of bridges that would fit the environment. Some of these different…

Latin American countries have experienced many interstate disputes since their fight for independence from Spain and Portugal. Since 1990, however, only one — the conflict between Peru and Ecuador — escalated into a full-blown war (Dominguez, 2003: 5). These two countries had a long-running conflict, with many events leading up to this final war, after which a successful arbitration occurred. In this paper, I will look at two explanations of war in the field of international relations — the…

gain their independence from Spain. With the help of patriot rebels and a growing sense of nativism amongst the colonies, nations such as Mexico and Peru fought for independence. Mexico’s journey involved a large uprising of indigenous and mestizo populations that sparked the concept of nativism that led Mexico’s patriot armies to independence. Peru, on the other hand, avoided a large rebellion and gained its independence with the help of two South American patriot army leaders. However, it was…

Pachacutec the Great Inka Emperor Today we talk about Machu Picchu and the greatness of the Inca Empire, but who was the one who made the Inca Empire a great kingdom? His name is Pachacutec, the ninth emperor of the Inca Empire, also known as Tahuantinsuyo. He was the fourth Emperor of the Hanan dynasty. Pachacutec was the largest Inka emperor and a great conqueror. He was, is and will always be known for his good works to the Inca nation. He has been the greatest statesman of the Inca Empire,…

is known as the “George Washington of South America.” He was born in Venezuela, but he was educated in Europe. He led the settlers of South America in a revolt against Spain. He helped to free Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and parts of Peru. The part of Peru he freed later separated to become Bolivia (named in honour of him). H. By 1830, all of South America except Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana was free from European rule. THE NORTHERN COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA…

petty nobility), and never learned to read. This didn’t stop him from being a conqueror like Herna’ Cortes who was nobler born and well known conqueror of Mexico. Francisco also had just as many outstanding and outlandish accomplishes in his impact of Peru and the Incas as Cortes impact on the Aztecs. His first exploring quest…