The Columbiad · Character
Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador of Peru, depicted as cruel and greedy.
minor
Also known as O curst Pizarro
First appearance: book i
Pizarro shows up with force in Book II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cursed as the reviver of Cortez's treachery and fraud, destined to bring ruin to Peru.
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