Renaissance · South America · War
1537
Diego de Almagro Invades Chile
1537
The conquistador Diego de Almagro marched a ragged army south from Peru into Chile in search of gold, crossing the Andes in a murderous winter that killed hundreds. He returned to Cuzco empty-handed and furious, igniting a civil war with the Pizarro brothers that would devour conquistador society for a decade.
In context
Also in 1537 (3 other events on record)
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- Cusco Drops the Encomienda · South America · Politics
Before and after in South America
- Before: 1536: Pizarro Besieged in Cuzco
- After: 1538: Bogota Founded
Before and after in War
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.