Hernando de Luque

Hernando de Luque († 1532 in Panama City ) was a Spanish priest who traveled to the New World in the 16th century. In 1514 he arrived in the wake of Pedro Arias Dávila expedition led by Panama, where he met Francisco Pizarro. Luque financed a joint expedition by Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, who undertook this in 1526 to Peru. After successful submission of the Inca Empire in 1529 awarded him the conqueror of gratitude for the support given the title " Bishop of Tumbes " and " protector of the Indians of Peru ". Hernando de Luque died in 1532 in Panama City, without ever having been officially confirmed in these offices.