"City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated" Crossword Clue

Author: Mathew Cooper
Last Updated: 11 Oct 2023

"City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated" NYT crossword answer is:

LIMA (4 letters length)

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The city of Lima, Peru is where the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro was assassinated in 1541. Pizarro had conquered the Incan Empire and established the city of Lima as the capital of the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. His assassination was carried out by a rival conquistador, Diego de Almagro, and his followers. The city of Lima is now the capital of Peru and a major cultural and economic center in South America.

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