BY: KATHY

1. Francisco Pizzaro BY: KATHY

2. Table of Contents • Slide three Who was Francisco Pizarro? • Slide four Why did he Explore? • Slide five When and Where did he Explore? • Slide six How did he Explore? • Slide seven Newspaper Feature Article! • Slide eight How he died

3. WHO WAS FRANCISCO PIZARRO? Francisco pizzaro was born 1n Trujillo (now known as Spain) in the year 1471. No one actually knows the real date. Pizarro first worked on a pig farm. Whenhe was a teenager, he worked on the Spanish army with his father. Back to Table of Contents

4. He went to South America because he heard that there was lots of gold there. No one sent him; he came of his own accord. Why did he Explore? Did you know that Francisco was the first European to use the Pacific coast of South America? He claimed it for Spain. Back to Table of Contents

5. Francisco Pizarro came to South America in 1524. He landed on the north west South America port. He explored Ecuador and Colombia. When and where Back to Table of Contents

6. HOW This is the route Francisco took!!! He, of course, used boats to travel!

7. Newspaper Feature Article!

8. He was killed on June 26th, 1541 by a group of armed people who supported his rival. How He died