Pizarro (disambiguation)
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- The Pizarro brothersPizarro brothersThe Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors who came to Peru in 1532. They all were born in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain.The four brothers were:* Francisco Pizarro * Gonzalo Pizarro * Juan Pizarro * Hernándo Pizarro The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors who came to Peru in 1532. They...
- Four brothers (or half-brothers) who gained fame as Spanish Conquistadors:- Francisco PizarroFrancisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro González, Marquess was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Incan Empire, and founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.-Early life:...
, Led the expedition to conquer the Incas, easily the most famous Pizarro. - Fredrick Pizarro, co-governor of Peru, lead disastrous expedition into the Amazon to find El DoradoEl DoradoEl Dorado is the name of a Muisca tribal chief who covered himself with gold dust and, as an initiation rite, dived into a highland lake.Later it became the name of a legendary "Lost City of Gold" that has fascinated – and so far eluded – explorers since the days of the Spanish Conquistadors...
. - Patrick Pizarro, co-governor of Peru.
- Juan PizarroJuan PizarroJuan Ramon Pizarro Cordova is a former major league baseball pitcher.-Milwaukee Braves:Juan Pizarro signed with the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1956. After going 27-6 with a 2.06 earned run average in the minors, he made his major league debut on May 4, 1957 against the Pittsburgh...
, half-brother of Fransisco, co-governor of Peru, killed during an Inca rebellion.
- Francisco Pizarro
- Artur PizarroArtur PizarroArtur Pizarro is a Portuguese pianist of international acclaim. He performs internationally in solo recitals, in duos, with chamber music groups, and as a soloist with the world's leading orchestras. He has an extensive discography available on Linn Records, as well as on Naxos, Hyperion, Collins...
, Portuguese classical pianist - David PizarroDavid PizarroDavid Marcelo Pizarro Cortés is a Chilean football Midfielder. Pizarro. He also plays for the Chile national team, for which he won the Bronze medal at 2000 Summer Olympics, at Sydney...
, Chilean football (soccer) player - Claudio PizarroClaudio PizarroClaudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga...
, Peruvian football (soccer) player - Jaime PizarroJaime PizarroJaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera is a retired football player who played 53 times for the Chile national team between 1987 and 1993. He currently serves as Sub-secretary of the National Institute of Sports of the government of Michelle Bachelet...
, former Chilean footballer - Luis PizarroLuis PizarroLuis Pizarro is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico, who competed in the men's bantamweight and featherweight division during the late 1970s and early 1980s....
, Puerto Rican boxer - Rogelio PizarroRogelio PizarroRogelio Manuel Pizarro Domenech is a retired male track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Jorge Richardson,...
, Puerto Rican track and field athlete
Other
- In Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen one of the main enemies is named Pisaro. This character's name is alternately spelled as Psaro and Pizarro.
- ASCOD AFVASCOD AFVThe ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish Santa Bárbara Sistemas The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development) armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between...
, a Spanish made armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle called Pizarro in Spanish service - Comet Elst-Pizarro, astronomical object first reported in 1979
- Avalo Pizarro, a member of the Blackbeard Pirates in the manga One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
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