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Pascual de Andagoya (
1495-
1548) was a
Spanish conquistador. He was born in the village of
Andagoya, in the valley of
Cuartango, (
Álava), in
Spain.
As often happened at the time, Andagoya left as an explorer of the
New World at a very young age of 19, on
April 11,
1514, under the command of
Pedro Arias de Ávila. The expedition left carrying an army of over 2,000 in 22 ships, with the objective of colonizing
Central America.
The career of Andagoya commenced in
Panama, whose capital he founded in
1519 with 400 settlers. Later he moved south towards the
Colombian coast, until he reached San Juan, where he took charge as governor. This was when he learned of the existence of the
Inca Empire, in the distant territory called "Birú", or "
Pirú". In
1522 he attempted a conquest, but it ended in miserable failure.
With his health deteriorating, he returned to Panama and spread word of his discoveries, in particular the existence of a land of enormous riches of
gold and
silver, namely, Peru. In
1524 Francisco Pizarro, in association with the soldier
Diego de Almagro and the priest
Hernando de Luque, mounted an expedition.
Andagoya was rewarded in
1539 by
Carlos I with the post of Representative of the Indians, which he performed with brutal zeal. In
1540 he proclaimed himself governor of
Popayán, which he held until
1542, when the legitimate governor
Sebastián de Belalcázar relieved him under pressure. Andagoya died in
Cuzco on
July 18,
1548.
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