Ipswich Magazine in London, Middlesex

Pizarro Adapts Strategy as Campaign in Peru Unfolds

The narrative recounts Pizarro’s expedition toward Quito with Alvarado’s armament, the hardships of crossing the Andes, and the clash with Almagro’s forces joined by Benalcazar. After negotiation in Riobamba, Alvarado returns to Peru with a payment to defray costs while many troops defect to Pizarro. Ferdinand Pizarro’s safe return to Spain brings vast wealth and new honors, fueling rivalries with Almagro over control of Cuzco and Peru as Juan and Gonzalo Pizarro marshal opposition. The piece ends noting the general’s prudent blend of firmness and flexibility to avert open war.