Battle of Huarina

Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru

Date	October 20, 1547
Location	Huarina, present-day Bolivia
Result	Decisive victory for Nueva Castilla

Belligerents

Viceroyalty of Peru

Nueva Castilla

Commanders and leaders

Diego Centeno

Francisco de Carvajal,
Gonzalo Pizarro

Strength

750 infantry,
250 cavalry^[1]

480

Casualties and losses

350 dead,
~350 wounded^[2]

100 dead^[2]

Conquest of Peru

Punta Quemada Puná Cajamarca Vilcaconga 1st Cuzco Maraycalla 2nd Chimborazo 2nd Cuzco Ollantaytambo Abancay Las Salinas Chupas Añaquito Huarina Jaquijahuana Chuquinga Vilcabamba

After sending away royal appointed governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru, Blasco Núñez Vela and later defeating and killing him in the battle of Añaquito, Gonzalo Pizarro assembled an army of 1,200 men to press claims for the rule over Peru, once belonging to him and his brothers. The new viceroy, Pedro de la Gasca, landed in Peru in 1547, and a contingent of his troops, led by Diego Centeno, was severely defeated at Huarina by Francisco de Carvajal (dubbed the Deamon of the Andes, for his treatment of native Peruvians in his quest for glory and power.)

Centeno, however, remained successful in retreating in order and later united with the main force under de la Gasca. Ultimately, the viceroy managed to win the cause of most of Gonzalo Pizarro's officers and men, and on April 9, 1548, the pizarrists were finally overthrown in the battle of Jaquijahuana.

Notes

↑ Prescott, p. 1189. Estimates for Centeno's forces range from 700 to 1,200. Prescott considers Zarate's intermediate figure of 1,000 to be the most likely.
1 2 Prescott, p. 1193

References

"La Conquista del Perú - Blasco Núñez Vela" (in Spanish). Fundacion Telefonica, Educared.
Prescott, William Hickling (2004). "The Conquest of Peru". Digital Antiquaria. ISBN 1-58057-302-9. .

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