Almagro faction

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The Almagro faction was a political and military group in early colonial Peru that supported conquistador Diego de Almagro in his power struggle against Francisco Pizarro and his followers.

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Almagro faction canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical group ⓘ
military faction ⓘ
political faction ⓘ
activeDuring 16th century ⓘ
baseOfSupport Diego de Almagro ⓘ
conflict civil wars of the conquest of Peru ⓘ
power struggle in Peru ⓘ
consequence execution of Diego de Almagro ⓘ
country Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
ethnicComposition Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
indigenous allies ⓘ
goal control of Cuzco ⓘ
political dominance in Peru ⓘ
historicalContext Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ
ideology loyalty to Diego de Almagro ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
namedAfter Diego de Almagro ⓘ
operatedIn early colonial Peru ⓘ
opposed Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
Pizarro faction ⓘ
outcome defeat at the Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ
regionOfActivity Chile expedition routes ⓘ
Cuzco ⓘ
linked to: Cusco
rival Pizarro faction ⓘ
linked to: Pizarro brothers
role military force in conquest-era Peru ⓘ
political group in conquest-era Peru ⓘ
supported Diego de Almagro ⓘ
timePeriod c. 1535–1538 ⓘ

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Battle of Las Salinas → belligerent → Almagro faction ⓘ