Essays · Character
Pizarro
Spanish conquistador of Peru; example of greed.
minor
Also known as The Pizarro
First appearance: life without principle
Pizarro shows up with force in Sir Walter Raleigh. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Listed among the fathers of Raleigh's age, representing the conquistador who also turned to letters.
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