Francisco Pizarro — "Friends and comrades! On that side [south] are toil, hunger, nakedness, the dren…"

Friends and comrades! On that side [south] are toil, hunger, nakedness, the drenching storm, desertion, and death; on this side ease and pleasure. There lies Peru with its riches; here, Panama and its poverty. Choose, each man, what best becomes a brave Castilian. For my part, I go to the south.
Francisco Pizarro — Francisco Pizarro Early Modern · Conquered Inca Empire

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The 'line in the sand' speech on Isla de Gallo, urging his men to continue the expedition to Peru.

Date: 1527

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