Gonzalo Pizarro

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Gonzalo Pizarro y Alonso
Born	1510 Trujillo, Spain
Died	10 April 1548 (aged 37–38) Cusco, Peru
Cause of death	Decapitation
Occupation	Conquistador
Known for	Raping the Incan queen Cura Ocllo
Relatives	Juan Pizarro (brother) Francisco Pizarro (half brother) Hernándo Pizarro (half brother)
Military career
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Years of service	1530–1548
Battles/wars	Conquest of the Inca Empire

Gonzalo Pizarro y Alonso ([gonˈθalo piˈθaro]; 1510 – 10 April 1548) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the younger paternal half brother of Francisco Pizarro, who led the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Pizarro was the illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro y Rodríguez de Aguilar (1446–1522), who, as an infantry colonel, served under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba during the Italian Wars. He was also the younger paternal half brother of Hernándo Pizarro y de Vargas and the older paternal full brother of Juan Pizarro y Alonso.