Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro González, Marquess (c. 1471 or 1476–1541) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He is best rembered as conqueror of the Incan Empire, and as the founder of Lima, the modern-day capital of the Republic of Peru.

Pizarro led several expeditions to Latin America before he laned in modern Peru in 1532. He soon made contact with the Inca. Despite the overwhelming odds (Pizarro comanded a bare 200 men, whereas the Inca had over 80,000), Pizarro was able to overcome an empire that had been divided by civil war. While the empire was not until decades later, Pizarro successfully took and held the capital city of Cuzco, and controlled the empire through a puppet. He was appointed governor New Castile.

Pizarro himself was assassinated in 1541 by supporters of one of Pizarro's rivals.

Pizarro was a distant cousin of Hernán Cortés, the conqueror of the Aztec.

Francisco Pizarro in "Eyewear"
When Esperanza/Amal informed Estevánico that Spain was in the process of conquering a gold-rich empire south of New Spain, Estevánico wondered if the Spanish conqueror, Francisco Pizarro (although Estevánico didn't know his name), had eyewear similar to the pair Estevánico possessed.

As a matter of fact, Pizarro did, in the form of a golden mask.