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Word: pizzaro (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first gold and the first llamas were en countered. Fifteen members of his party pushed on, encountered desperate hard ships, crossed the Cordillera in an audacious move, reached the Incas, hurried back to report on the wonders they had seen. But by the time Cabot could reach Europe, Pizzaro had already penetrated Peru from the north, obtained Spanish support and the greatest looting in the history of the world was well under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Conquerors & Colonizers | 11/18/1935 | See Source »

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