Pizarro, after four long expeditions, establishes the…
July 1532 CE
Pizarro, after four long expeditions, establishes the first Spanish settlement in northern Peru on the banks of the Chira River in the Tangarará Valley, naming it San Miguel de Piura.
The founding date is still a subject of controversy.
July 15 will be adopted as the official date, however, during the four hundred and fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
Pizarro and his men were thought to be viracocha cuna or "gods" when first spotted by the natives,
The Indians describe Pizarro's men to the Inca.
They say that the capito is tall with a full beard and is completely wrapped in clothing.
The Indians describe the men's swords and how they kill sheep with them.
The men do not eat human flesh, but rather sheep, lamb, duck, pigeons, and deer, and cook the meat.
Atahualpa is fearful of the strange men’s capabilities.
If they are runa quicachac or "destroyers of peoples," then he should flee.
If they are viracocha cuna runa allichac or "gods who are benefactors of the people," then he should not flee, but welcome them.
The messengers go back to Tangarala, and Atahualpa sends Cinquinchara, an Orejon warrior, to the Spanish to serve as an interpreter.