Battle of Abancay

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Abancay


caption=
partof=the Spanish conquest of Peru
date=July 12 1537
place=near Abancay, present-day Peru
result=Decisive victory for Nueva Toledo
combatant1=Nueva Castilla
combatant2=Nueva Toledo
commander1=Alonso de AlvaradoPOW
commander2=Diego de Almagro
Rodrigo Orgóñez
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown, but probably higher
casualties2=Unknown

After rising successful as victor in the siege of Cuzco and from inital disputes between the Pizarro brothers with allies, and the Almagristas under Diego de Almagro, who had seized the former Inca capital upon rescuing Hernando Pizarro and Gonzalo Pizarro from emerging defeat, imprisoning them both. Francisco Pizarro managed to escape, however, having lost his youngest brother during the siege and unable to break it on his own, gathering a new army from Spanish settlers traveling to New Castile to find their wealth. The expedition force, commanded by Alonso de Alvarado, was completely defeated by Almagrist forces, leaving the Pizarro brothers with nothing and complete annihilation at hands. Alvarado was captured during battle, but managed to escape along with Gonzalo Pizarro, and once Hernando released as well against Francisco insuring he would not interfere in Almagro's future reign in Peru. This was not the case, however, as the Pizarro brothers and Alvarado lived to raise another army and face Almagro yet again in struggle for power at Las Salinas.