Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui

Bust of Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui at the Palace of the conquest in Trujillo, Spain.

Francisca Pizarro Yupanqui (1534-1598) was the daughter of Inés Yupanqui and Francisco Pizarro; she was also the niece and wife of Hernando Pizarro.[1][2][3] Francisca was recognized as a legitimate heir of Francisco Pizarro by Emperor Charles V in a royal decree on October 12, 1537.[1]

She and her uncle/husband ordered the building of the Palace of the conquest in Trujillo, Spain; it features busts of them and others.[4]

She had five children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 La Opinion. "57 documentos históricos revelan en un libro la vida de Francisca Pizarro". La Opinion.
  2. ↑ Alberto Flores Galindo (7 June 2010). In Search of an Inca: Identity and Utopia in the Andes. Cambridge University Press. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-0-521-59134-8.
  3. ↑ Prescott, William. History of the Conquest of Peru, chapter 28.
  4. ↑ "Palacio de la Conquista".
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