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'''Diego de Cuervo''' was a [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistador active in [[Peru]] during the [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]] in the 16th century. | '''Diego de Cuervo''' (died 1536) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistador active in [[Peru]] during the [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire]] in the 16th century. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1536, Diego was one of the men who captured [[Gonzalez Pardo]] and [[Quila]] as they were trying to warn the Incas of a plot to kill Emperor [[Manco Inca Yupanqui]]. Later, as Diego was guarding the captives in a grove near a [[Siege of Cuzco|battle site]], Pardo managed to antagonise Diego de Cuervo until a fight ensued, attracting nearby Inca warriors to their location and using the diversion to escape. The two captives reached the nearby [[Cuzco]], climbing one of its unguarded wall but were followed by an enraged Diego, who tried to jump on Quila. However the young Inca managed to push him away, and Diego de Cuervo fall from the wall, apparently to his death. | [[File:AC - Diego de Cuervo holding Quila and Pardo hostage.png|thumb|250px|left|Diego holding Quila and Pardo captive]] | ||
In 1536, Diego was one of the men who captured [[Gonzalez Pardo]] and [[Quila]] as they were trying to warn the Incas of a plot to kill Emperor [[Manco Inca Yupanqui]]. Later, as Diego was guarding the captives in a grove near a [[Siege of Cuzco|battle site]], Pardo managed to antagonise Diego de Cuervo until a fight ensued, attracting nearby Inca warriors to their location and using the diversion to escape. The two captives reached the nearby [[Cuzco]], climbing one of its unguarded wall but were followed by an enraged Diego, who tried to jump on Quila. However the young Inca managed to push him away, and Diego de Cuervo fall from the wall, apparently to his death.<ref name="AC 8">''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed 8|Issue #08]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | |||
AC - Pardo antagonizing Diego.png|Diego being antagonized by Pardo | |||
AC - Diego falls to his death.png|Diego falling to his death | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuervo, Diego de}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuervo, Diego de}} | ||
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[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Spaniards]] | [[Category:Spaniards]] | ||
[[Category:Spanish conquistadors]] | [[Category:Spanish conquistadors]] | ||
Revision as of 07:17, 29 December 2024
Diego de Cuervo (died 1536) was a Spanish conquistador active in Peru during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in the 16th century.
Biography
In 1536, Diego was one of the men who captured Gonzalez Pardo and Quila as they were trying to warn the Incas of a plot to kill Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui. Later, as Diego was guarding the captives in a grove near a battle site, Pardo managed to antagonise Diego de Cuervo until a fight ensued, attracting nearby Inca warriors to their location and using the diversion to escape. The two captives reached the nearby Cuzco, climbing one of its unguarded wall but were followed by an enraged Diego, who tried to jump on Quila. However the young Inca managed to push him away, and Diego de Cuervo fall from the wall, apparently to his death.[1]
Gallery
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Diego being antagonized by Pardo -
Diego falling to his death
Trivia
- Diego's surname "Cuervo" is a Spanish word meaning "crow".
Appearances
References