Pizarro founds Lima
1535 · Event
Turning his back on Cusco in the mountains, Pizarro plants his City of Kings on the coast, facing Spain — a capital for shipping silver home, not for ruling Andeans. For three centuries it will be the seat of Spanish South America; the choice of the coast over the sierra shapes Peru to this day.
On these timelines: The Conquest of Peru, Latin America, Spain, Master
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