The Battle of Las Salinas was a confrontation between the forces of Hernando and Gonzalo Pizarro against those of Diego de Almagro, on April 6, 1538. The conflict between the Pizarro brothers and Almagro originated in a dispute over the possession of the city of Cuzco during the conquest of Peru. While Almagro controlled the city from 1537, both considered the it under their jurisdicction. The battle took place in the ancient Indian saltmines of Cachipampa, situated about 5 km south of Cuzco. The result was a victory for the Pizarros: with Almagro captured (to be executed later that year), and his lieutenant, Rodrigo Orgóñez killed on the field of battle, they routed their enemy and took possession of Cuzco. Gonzalo Pizarro (b. ... Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (b. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... The Pizarro brothers were Spanish conquistadors who came to Peru in 1532. ... The Church of La Compañía on the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ...