Diego de Almagro

Events

4

Episodes

6

Years

1535–1538

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Diego de Almagro, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Discovery of the Galápagos Islands

   1535

   Role: Disputant in Peru

   1. 11535 · Route to PeruVoyage to Peru

      Bishop Berlanga sails to Peru in 1535 to mediate a territorial dispute between Pizarro and Almagro.

   2. 210 March 1535 · Galápagos IslandsDiscovery of the Galápagos

      Becalmed in the Doldrums, Berlanga's ship is carried by currents to the Galápagos Islands on 10 March 1535.

2. Battle of Reynogüelén

   1536

   Role: Leader of the expedition from which the detachment came

   1. 31536 · Near the confluence of the Ñuble and Itata riversBattle of Reynogüelén

      Almagro's detachment fought a large Mapuche group near the Ñuble and Itata river confluence in 1536.

3. Second Battle of Cuzco

   1537

   Role: Spanish conquistador who returned to Cusco in 1537

   1. 4March 1537 · CuscoEnd of the Siege

      The ten-month siege of Cusco by Manco Inca's forces concluded in March 1537.

4. Battle of Las Salinas

   1538

   Role: Rival conquistador and commander of opposing forces

   1. 5April 26, 1538 · CuzcoBattle of Las Salinas

      Pizarro's forces defeated Almagro's troops, capturing Almagro and killing Orgóñez.

   2. 6July 8, 1538 · Unspecified dungeonExecution of Almagro

      Almagro was executed by garrote and decapitation on July 8, 1538.

Sources

1. Tomás de Berlanga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16
2. Arauco War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
3. Mapuche Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
4. Diego de Almagro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18
5. Battle of Las Salinas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20