What part did Diego de Almagro play in the 14th century conquest of Peru?

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A partner of Francisco Pizarro , he took part in the first (1524) and second (1526-28) expeditions and in the bloody subjugation of the Incas after 1532. He aided (1534) Benalcázar in thwarting Pedro de Alvarado in the conquest of Ecuador. No match for the Pizarro brothers, he lost out in the division of spoils but was granted the lands S of Cuzco . In 1535, Almagro set out on a march that was incredible in its hardships—south through the freezing cordillera of the Andes, probably as far as Coquimbo in present Chile, and then, after finding no gold, back north through the desert wastes of Atacama . He believed Cuzco was within his jurisdiction and so seized (1537) the city from Hernando Pizarro , whom he injudiciously set free. Civil war ensued, and Almagro's forces were defeated.