Pizarro has said to of participated in local manorial wars and after these ended most probably went to Italy to fight. In 1513 he joined Vasco Nunez in his march to the "South Sea" in which the Pacific Ocean was discovered.
Pizarro did not particularly want to have a settled life of a coloniser and was described as being a tough, quiet, and apparently unambitious man who could be trusted in a difficult situation. However he did go own to start his own colony.
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