Were the Spanish invaders of Peru Christian Pirates?

Question

In 1532 the Spanish invaders of Peru led by Fransisco Pizarro captured the Incan leader Atahualpa (and killed 7000 of his unarmed followers after he threw a proffered Bible on the ground). The held him hostage for 8 months until a ransom of gold as big as a large room was delivered - then killed him anyway. Shiver me timbers.

Paulie D - you appear to ignorant to the history of your faith. Get a library card. Use it. Is your faith strong enough to withstand the challenge of history? Read, weep - then come back and answer again.

Answer 1

Aye, Yahoo and most governments are indeed scurvy high palooting imitation pirates. (real pirates were democratic and fair to the point of death).

Answer 2

No!

King Charles V, who was at Toledo, had an interview with Pizarro and heard of his expeditions in South America, a territory the conquistador described as very rich in gold and silver which he and his followers had bravely explored "to extend the empire of Castile." The King, who was soon to leave for Italy, was impressed at the accounts of Pizarro and promised to give his support for the conquest of Peru. It would be Queen Isabel, however, who, in the absence of the King, would sign the Capitulación de Toledo, a license document which authorized Francisco Pizarro to proceed with the conquest of Peru. Pizarro was officially named the Governor, Captain General, and the "Adelantado" of the New Castile for the distance of 200 leagues along the newly discovered coast, and invested with all the authority and prerogatives, his associates being left in wholly secondary positions (a fact which later incensed Almagro and would lead to eventual discords with Pizarro). One of the conditions of the grant was that within six months Pizarro should raise a sufficiently equipped force of two hundred and fifty men, of whom one hundred might be drawn from the colonies.


Cheers!

Answer 3

As different posters have spoke of, the appearance of the Spanish introduced illnesses that have been thoroughly unknown interior the Americas - and against which the community populations had stepped forward no organic antibodies. This phenomenon (which grew to become into no longer understood till centuries too late) grew to become into widely used interior the Age of Exploartion. probable the main esxtreme occasion grew to become into while the Tasmanian Aboriginals have been wiped out (actually) by utilising ecu illnesses - among which the main deadly grew to become into rooster Pox.

Answer 4

Well. Just because they had the label "Christian" by default, doesn't mean they had a relationship with Christ. They were sent by their government, and in the sense that they had the label "Christian" and ransacked a civilization, then it might be a stretch, but you could conceivably consider them pirates.

However, I don't think they were Christians to begin with. But even if they were and truly believed they were doing the right thing by trying to convert native Americans, I think it is wrong to judge them by today's enlightened standards.

Other devout Christian priests from Spain also tried to protect this same culture that their government was intent on destroying.

Answer 5

Arr. Unfortunately they were "Christian". Although I don't think it's too Christian to shove your beliefs down someone's throat or have the believe or die mentality.

Answer 6

Arrrgghh... And tha' be th' gold we be makin them fine spanish doubloons from. Pieces of 8, matey, Galleons full of em! Arrrgghh...

Answer 7

Christian pirate is an oxymoron.

Answer 8

YARGH!!!

Ye have the concept correct!