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Statue of Francisco Pizarro in Piura

A bronze statue of Pizarro in a plaza in Piura, the town he founded. It is a modern commemorative monument, not an object from his lifetime.

A later statue commemorating Pizarro, showing how his memory is honored in the town he founded.

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Bronze statue of a bearded man in 16th-century armor and cape, arm outstretched, standing on an ornate dark stone pedestal in a plaza. Behind it is a red and cream multi-storey building with parked cars and a tree on the left.
Statue of Francisco Pizarro, Plaza Tres Culturas, Piura. Photo by El Surquillano.

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What it is

This is a photograph of a bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, standing on a dark stone pedestal in the Plaza Tres Culturas in Piura. The statue shows a bearded man in 16th-century armor and cape, with one arm outstretched. Behind it stand a red and cream multi-storey building, parked cars and a tree. The photo was added to the archive by a user named El Surquillano.

Why it matters

Pizarro founded the town of Piura, and public statues like this one were put up long after the conquest to honor him. A monument shows how a community chooses to remember a figure, which can differ from what historians report about the conquest of the Inca Empire.

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  • What pose, clothing and setting has the sculptor given Pizarro, and what does this suggest about how he is remembered?
  • Who put this statue here, and when, and what might the plaza's name suggest?
  • What does this monument leave out about the people Pizarro conquered?

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