Pizarro brothers
E241535
The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, who played a central role in the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pizarro brothers canonical | 1 |
| Pizarro brothers' faction in Peru | 1 |
| Pizarro family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1303305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pizarro brothers Context triple: [Siege of Cuzco, relatedTo, Pizarro brothers]
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A.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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B.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
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C.
Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro was a Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the early exploration and conquest of Peru and Chile alongside Francisco Pizarro.
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D.
Hernando Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Inca Empire and later became a prominent colonial administrator and encomendero in Peru.
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E.
Gonzalo Pizarro
Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for his role in the conquest and early colonial administration of Peru and for leading a major rebellion against the Spanish Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pizarro brothers Target entity description: The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, who played a central role in the conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
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A.
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca Empire in the early 16th century.
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B.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
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C.
Diego de Almagro
Diego de Almagro was a Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the early exploration and conquest of Peru and Chile alongside Francisco Pizarro.
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D.
Hernando Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Inca Empire and later became a prominent colonial administrator and encomendero in Peru.
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E.
Gonzalo Pizarro
Gonzalo Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador best known for his role in the conquest and early colonial administration of Peru and for leading a major rebellion against the Spanish Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistadors
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group of people ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cajamarca
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Lima ⓘ Trujillo, Extremadura ⓘ |
| conflict |
Inca–Spanish wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish–Inca War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | conquest of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| involvedIn | civil wars in Peru ⓘ |
| knownFor |
internal conflicts among conquistadors
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military campaigns in the Andes ⓘ seizure of Inca wealth ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| leader | Francisco Pizarro ⓘ |
| legacy |
controversial historical reputation
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destruction of Inca political structures ⓘ foundation of Spanish colonial society in Peru ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture of Atahualpa
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establishment of Spanish rule in Peru ⓘ overthrow of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Francisco Pizarro
ⓘ
Gonzalo Pizarro ⓘ Hernando Pizarro ⓘ Juan Pizarro ⓘ |
| opponent |
Atahualpa
ⓘ
Inca Empire ⓘ Manco Inca Yupanqui ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | hidalgos ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pizarro family
this entity surface form:
Pizarro brothers' faction in Peru