Battle of Las Salinas

Battle of Las Salinas
Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru
DateApril 26, 1538[1]
Location
near Cuzco, Peru
13°34′0″S 71°58′41″W / 13.56667°S 71.97806°W / -13.56667; -71.97806
Result Victory for Nueva Castilla
Belligerents
Nueva Castilla Nueva Toledo
Commanders and leaders
Gonzalo Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro
Alonso de Alvarado
Pedro de Valdivia
Diego de Almagro (POW)
Rodrigo Orgóñez
Strength
700 500
6 guns
Casualties and losses
9 120 dead[2]
Battle of Las Salinas is located in Peru
Battle of Las Salinas
Location within Peru
Battle of Las Salinas is located in South America
Battle of Las Salinas
Battle of Las Salinas (South America)
Battle of Las Salinas is located in America
Battle of Las Salinas
Battle of Las Salinas (America)

The Battle of Las Salinas was a military conflict and decisive confrontation between the forces of Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro against those of rival conquistador Diego de Almagro, on April 26, 1538, during the Conquest of Peru. Both camps claimed to represent the authority of the Spanish Crown; Pizarro's forces controlled the province of Nueva Castilla, and those of Almagro, Nueva Toledo.

After an hour of carnage, the battle yielded a victory for Pizarro's forces: with Almagro captured and his lieutenant, Rodrigo Orgóñez killed on the field of battle, the Pizarros routed the enemy and took possession of Cuzco. Almagro was executed in July 1538.

  1. ^ MacQuarrie, Kim. The Last Days of the Incas (pp. 294-295). Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition.
  2. ^ MacQuarrie, K. (2008). The last days of the Incas. 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk ed. New York, Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. chapter 21