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Gonzalo Pizarro y Alonso | |
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| Born | 1510 Trujillo, Spain |
| Died | 10 April 1548 (aged 37–38) Cusco, Peru |
| Cause of death | Decapitation |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Known for | Raping the Incan queen Cura Ocllo |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Years of service | 1530–1548 |
| Battles / wars | Conquest of the Inca Empire |
Gonzalo Pizarro y Alonso ([gonˈθalo piˈθaro]; 1510 – 10 April 1548) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the younger paternal half brother of Francisco Pizarro, who led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Pizarro was the illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez de Aguilar (1446–1522), who, as an infantry colonel, served under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba during the Italian Wars. He was also the younger paternal half brother of Hernándo Pizarro y de Vargas and the older paternal full brother of Juan Pizarro y Alonso.