Francisco Pizarro ______________.

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Francisco Pizarro was indeed an illiterate laborer before becoming a conquistador. He migrated to Hispaniola in 1501 from Spain, looking for opportunities in the New World. He is infamously known for his conquest of the Inca Empire, where he and his men, despite being vastly outnumbered, managed to kill thousands of Incas, including capturing and eventually executing the Inca emperor Atahualpa. The conquest led to the acquisition of vast amounts of precious metals, which Pizarro and his men brought back to Spain, enriching themselves and the Spanish crown.