Note 71 — Chapter XXXII
Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham translation
After the murderers had departed from Lima, the body was placed in a coffin, and deposited in the sacristy of the old church (called "Los Naranjos") until the cathedral was completed. In 1607 the bodies of the Marquis Pizarro and of the Viceroy Don Antonio de Mendoza were, by order of the king, placed under a vault behind the high altar of the cathedral. The coffin of the Marquis was covered with purple velvet embroidered in gold.
On June 28th, 1891, the Municipality of Lima erected a new tomb. The body is in a coffin with glass sides, and surmounted by a cross. On the pedestal there is the following inscription:
Captain General Don Francisco Pizarro Founder of Lima on the 18th of January 1535 died 28th of June 1541
His remains were deposited in this urn on the 29th of June 1891 by order of the Provincial Council of Lima and through the initiative of the Alcalde Dr. Juan de Roverech