Almagro finally reaches Cuzco after the exhausting…
March 1537 CE
Almagro finally reaches Cuzco after the exhausting crossing of the Atacama Desert, mainly due to the weather conditions, in 1537.
According to some authors, it was during this time that the Spanish term "roto" (torn), used by Peruvians to refer to Chileans, was first coined.
Almagro's disappointed troops have returned to Cuzco with their "torn clothes" due to the extensive and laborious passage on foot by the Atacama Desert.
After his return, Almagro is surprised to learn of the Inca Manco's rebellion.
Almagro sends an embassy to the Inca, but they mistrust all of the Spaniards by this time.
Hernando Pizarro's men form an uneasy truce with Almagro's men, surveying to determine the boundaries of their leaders' royal grants.
They need to determine in which portion the city of Cuzco is located.
Rodrigo Orgóñez, born in Oropesa, had participated in the Italian Campaigns, and had accompanied Francisco de Godoy from Nicaragua when they joined Diego's men in reinforcing Pizzaro during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Hehad proved his loyalty serving as a soldier for five years before he was made second in command to conquer and govern the southern portion of the Incan Empire.
He helps Almagro in his 1537 coup d'état in Cusco leading the group that surrounds the Amaru Cancha Palace capturing Hernando Pizarro and Gonzalo Pizarro on the night of April 8, 1537. .
This is the beginning of the first civil war between the conquistadors.