After sending away the royally appointed governor of theViceroyalty of Peru,Blasco Núñez Vela and later defeating and killing him in thebattle of Añaquito,Gonzalo Pizarro assembled an army of 1,200 men to press claims for the rule overPeru, 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 byDiego Centeno, was severely defeated at Huarina byFrancisco de Carvajal (dubbed theDemon 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 won the cause of most of Gonzalo Pizarro's officers and men, and on April 9, 1548, the pizarrists were finally overthrown in thebattle of Jaquijahuana.

• "La Conquista del Perú - Blasco Núñez Vela" (in Spanish). Fundacion Telefonica, Educared. Archived fromthe original on 2008-08-14.
• Prescott, William Hickling (2004).The Conquest of Peru. Digital Antiquaria.ISBN 1-58057-302-9..

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