Cajamarca

Proper noun

Meaning

Cajamarca (plural Cajamarcas)

A surname from Spanish.

Examples

Atahualpa refused to tolerate a Spanish presence in his lands, but was captured by Pizarro during the Battle of Cajamarca on 16 November 1532. Source: Internet

A small band of Spaniards headed by Francisco Pizarro landed in Tumbez and marched over the Andes Mountains until they reached Cajamarca, where the new Inca Atahualpa was to hold an interview with them. Source: Internet

Atahuallpa agreed to meet Pizarro in his Cajamarca plaza fortress the next day. Source: Internet

By February 1533, Almagro had joined Pizarro in Cajamarca with an additional 150 men with 50 horses. Source: Internet

Hernando de Soto was sent inland to explore the interior and returned with an invitation to meet the Inca, Atahualpa, who had defeated his brother in the civil war and was resting at Cajamarca with his army of 80,000 troops. Source: Internet

Authorities say the bodies of Juan Luis Londono, social welfare minister, three aides and a pilot were found Wednesday in a mountainous area near the town of Cajamarca, 84 miles west of here. Source: Internet

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