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I found this chronicle on a PDF document called Hondas y boleadoras en la América hispana by Jesus Vega Hernandez (Hondero) the same guy who wrote "Historia de la honda" Google the title and you´ll find it.
One interesting segment tells how Joan Pizarro got killed battling the Incan army. The sequence of events goes like this:
-The Spaniards and their native allies have the low ground. The Inca resistance has strategically placed defenses on the high ground. Slingers bombard the Spaniards with rocks. -At some point in the battle, a Spanish soldier called Pedro del Barco takes a sling shot to the head. It is unclear whether he survived or not, it is mentioned he "fell down, knocked out cold" -Joan Pizarro rushes to help the fallen soldier. He takes a sling shot to the jawbone. A wounded Joan Pizarro remains with the horsemen. -The next day, Joan Pizarro himself leads a new attack. Due to his wound, he is unable to wear a helmet, but carries a shield instead. -At some point, he failed to cover his head with the shield. A sling shot hits him in the head. -Joan Pizarro dies 2 weeks later.
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