| Pizarro | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
| Date premiered | 24 May 1799 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Setting | Peru, Sixteenth century |
Pizarro is a 1799 historical tragedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was inspired by August von Kotzebue's play Die Spanier in Peru, based on the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in 1532 by Francisco Pizarro. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 24 May 1799.[1]
- ^ Morwood & Crane p.XIV