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In 1525 he joined Pizarro and Hernando de Luque at Panama in a scheme for the conquest of Peru. A dispute as to their respective territories later developed, and Pizarro defeated and captured Almagro at the Battle of Las Salinas (near Cuzco) in April 1538. Almagro was executed three months later. His men then turned against Pizarro and killed him in 1541.

Almargo is credited as the discoverer of Chile. After the conquest of Peru, Almagro was dissatisfied that the country had been given to Pizarro without a major role for him. After complaining, he got permission to conquer the region south of Peru. He made an epic journey starting in Cuzco, Peru to the country south of Peru. He led his men over the Andes mountain range, at the Latitude of the current city of Copiapo , at a great cost in life. Once on the other side, He continued south to the river of Aconcagua. There, under pressure from the hostile Mapuche indians he turned back north. On his voyage north he encountered the Atacama desert, where lack of water again took its toll. He never founded a city in the territory of (what is now) Chile.

See also

• History of ChileThis is the history of Chile . See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. Early history Chilean territory was among the last to be populated in the Americas. Prehispanic Chile was home to over a dozen differen
• Pedro de ValdiviaPedro de Valdivia (c. 1500 January 1, 1554) was a conquistador of Chile. He was the founder of various cities within the territory, including Santiago, Concepcion, and Valdivia. Early years Pedro de Valdivia is believed to have been born in Badajoz, Spain

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