Ecuador -- History -- To 1809; Peru -- History -- 1548-1820; Peru -- History -- Conquest, 1522-1548; Pizarro, Gonzalo, -1548
[27] Diego de Mora was a native of Ciudad Real. He came to Peru with
Almagro and settled at Truxillo, marrying Ana de Valverde, sister of
the Bishop. He was granted the valleys of Chimu and Chicama. He was at
the battle of Chupas. He joined Gonzalo Pizarro and was at Añaquito.
Then he turned round and joined Gasca, being present at Sacsahuana.
But he refused to join Giron’s rebellion continuing as Governor of
Truxillo.
[28] Diego Centeno was a native of Ciudad Rodrigo. He came to Peru
with Alvarado in 1534, and was at the battle of Salinas on the side of
the Pizarros. He was also at Chupas. He then settled at Chuquisaca,
and when the news of the new laws arrived, he and Hinojosa were
appointed Procurators by the citizens. He seems to have wavered for
some time, but eventually took up arms against Gonzalo Pizarro in
Charcas. Old Carbajal went against him, defeated him, and hunted
him until he was obliged to hide in a cave for nearly a year. He
then collected forces again, surprised Cuzco, and marched southward.
Gonzalo Pizarro and Carbajal encountered him at the battle of Huarina,
where he was entirely defeated on October 20, 1547. He managed to
escape to Gasca’s army, and was given charge of Gonzalo Pizarro
when he surrendered. Centeno was much dissatisfied with Gasca’s
distribution of the _repartimientos_. He went back to Chuquisaca where
he was poisoned. He left two sons.
[29] Pedro Alonso Hinojosa was born at Truxillo in Estremadura and
came to Peru with Hernando Pizarro in 1534. He was at the siege of
Cuzco, escaped from Almagro, and was Standard Bearer for the Pizarros
at the battle of Salinas, April 20, 1538. He was also at the battle
of Chupas. He joined Gonzalo Pizarro and went to Arequipa to secure
the services of Carbajal. Gonzalo Pizarro gave him command of his
fleet and he took Panama. But he was talked over by Gasca and gave up
the ships to him. Gasca made him Captain-General of his army, and he
was at Sacsahuana. He received Gonzalo Pizarro’s estates and mines
in Charcas, where he was murdered by the rebels under Sebastian de
Castilla in 1553.
[30] Francisco de Almendras was one of Pizarro’s original followers,
and at Caxamarca he received 181 _marcs_ and 4440 _pesos_ of gold as
his share of the Atahualpa ransom. He became a Regidor or Magistrate
at Chuquisaca, where he executed several enemies of Gonzalo Pizarro,
whom he joined with his two nephews Diego and Martin on the road
to Cuzco. He was a violent and very active partisan. Returning to
Chuquisaca he was seized by Diego Centeno and put to death, in spite
of his entreaties to be spared because of his large family, June 16,
1545. His nephew Diego served against Giron, but was murdered by a
negro. The other nephew Martin was afterwards Alcalde of Chuquisaca.
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