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Francisco Pizarro

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The Resume

    (1475-1541)
    Served as the mayor and magistrate of Panama City (1519-1523)
    Sailed along the Pacific coast of Colombia off of rumors of a huge Indian civilization with immense amounts of riches (1524-1525, 1526-1528)
    Was denied several times financial support for the costly expeditions
    Finally received financial support from Emperor Charles V and established a base of operations in San Miguel de Pirua (1532)
    Crossed the Andes Mountains and slaughtered a force of nearly 30,000 Incan soldiers, capturing their leader Atahualpa, executing him and walking unopposed into the Incan capital of Cuzco (1533)

Why he might be annoying:

    Before conquering one of the greatest ancient civilizations of South America, he was a pig farmer.
    He was illiterate.
    He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish soldier.
    He made a nice some of money for being the mayor of Panama City, but he wanted more.
    He got his idea to search for riches after hearing of the exploits of Hernando Cortés.
    He was injured while trying to personally capture Atahualpa, leader of the Incans.
    When he captured Atahualpa, he demanded a ransom be paid, and he received gold and silver from the Incans worth millions. But rather than let him go, he killed him anyway.

Why he might not be annoying:

    With less than two hundred men, he was able to take down 30,000 men and the Incan Empire in less then a half an hour.
    Unlike Hernando Cortés, he mainly had swords and spears, with a few of the men carrying primitive firearms and some others carrying crossbows.
    He was killed by his own men when they accused him of not giving them their share of the Incan wealth.

Credit: Captain Howdy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 30 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 64.79% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 66.96% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 234 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 505 Votes: 55.45% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 340 Votes: 54.41% Annoying