On the morning of June 26, Almagro and his men attacked Pizarro's palace in Lima. Pizarro was caught by surprise and was unable to mount an effective defense. He was mortally wounded in the fighting and died a few hours later.
Pizarro's death marked the end of an era in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. He was one of the most successful and ruthless of the conquistadors, and his death opened the way for a period of civil war and instability in Peru.
Historians like to cite the infamous Parmesan scandal as prime evidence of Bona Sforzas pettiness and hyperactivity. Wouldnt it be a rather cunning and masterful plot against an enemy agent? Jan Marsupin, as a diplomat and agent of the Habsburg intelligence, had a number of foreign missions behind
In April 1825, the Turkish commander-in-chief Mehmet Resit Pasha or Kiutahis appeared before Messolonghi at the head of 20,000 armed men. In previous years, the revolutionary heartland had been besieged by the Turks twice without success. This time Kioutachis was determined to capture the city at al
A duel In the number 69 of the Storica magazine (November 2014) there is an interesting service entirely dedicated to the duel, the same one from which I drew some of the indications I used to write this post https://www.pilloledistoria.it/9626/storia-contemporanea/evariste-galois-giovane-
Torture is an inseparable element of the modern vision of the Middle Ages. It is not often mentioned, however, that after the torment it was time for treatment, and the pain - before the doctors - started to be dealt with by lawyers ... Among other important works, surgeon William of Saliceto wr