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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Sapa Inca emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui's army began a ten-month siege of Cusco against a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro.
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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
Period of the Spanish conquest in South America
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sapa Inca
Emperor of the Inca Empire
The Sapa Inca was the monarch of the Inca Empire, as well as ruler of the earlier Kingdom of Cusco and the later Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba. While the origins of the position are mythical and originate from the legendary foundation of the city of Cusco, it seems to have come…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Manco Inca Yupanqui
Second puppet Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire
Manco Inca Yupanqui was the founder and first Sapa Inca of the independent Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, although he was originally a puppet Inca Emperor installed by the Spaniards. He was also known as Manco II and Manco Cápac II. He was one of the sons of Huayna Cápac and a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Cusco
1536–37 attempt by the Inca Empire to retake Cuzco from Spanish conquistadores
The 10-month siege of Cusco by the Inca army under the command of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui started on 6 May 1536 and ended in March 1537. The city was held by a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro. The Incas hoped to restore…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cusco
City in Peru
Cusco or Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Conquistador
Spanish and Portuguese colonizers of the Age of Discovery
Conquistadors or conquistadores were Spanish and Portuguese colonizers who explored, traded with and colonized parts of the Americas, Africa, Oceania and Asia during the Age of Discovery. Sailing beyond the Iberian Peninsula, they established numerous colonies and trade routes,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Indian auxiliaries
Indigenous peoples of the Americas who aligned with the Spanish conquest
Indian auxiliaries, also known in the sources as Indios amigos, were those indigenous peoples of the Americas who allied with Spain and fought alongside the conquistadors during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. These auxiliaries acted as guides, translators, soldiers,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hernando Pizarro
16th-century Spanish conquistador
Hernando Pizarro y de Vargas was a Spanish conquistador and one of the Pizarro brothers who ruled over Peru. He was the only one of the Pizarro brothers who was not killed in Peru, and eventually returned to Spain.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)