The Crimson Conquest is an adventure tale set in the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru.
Though the story has been dramatized to entertain the readers it is filled with actual figures
and events and maintains a high degree of historical accuracy. The author explores the
adventures of Francisco Pizzaro a Spanish conquistador famous for his expeditions that led to
the Spanish conquest of Peru. He served as mayor of the newly established Panama City for a few
years and embarked on two failed expeditions to Peru. In 1529 Pizarro got permission from the
Spanish crown to conquer Peru and went on his third expedition and succeeded in it. When the
coast inhabitants opposed this invasion Pizarro moved inland and found the first Spanish
settlement in Peru San Miguel de Piura. Ultimately he entered the Inca capital of Cuzco and
finished his conquest of Peru.
