He took part in most events of the Spanish conquest of Peru and wrote an extensive chronicle of them under the title Relación del descubrimiento y conquista de los reinos del Perú ("Relation of the discovery and conquest of the kingdoms of Peru"), which he finished in 1571.
[2] Pedro initially served as page to his cousin Francisco but from about 1533 he was in active military service as a cavalryman.
This letter fell into the hands of Pedro de la Gasca, an envoy sent by the Crown to pacify the country.
[8] When he was very young, he fathered a natural daughter, Isabel Pizarro; he later had numerous legitimate children.
[10] Based on his personal observation from 1531 to 1555, Pedro Pizarro wrote a chronicle of the Spanish conquest of Peru, which he completed in 1571 under the title Relación del descubrimiento y conquista de los reinos del Perú ("Relation of the discovery and conquest of the kingdoms of Peru").