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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Incan Emperor Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging for a meeting in the city plaza the following day.
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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)
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish conquistador who conquered Peru (1478–1541)
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.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)
Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorer and conquistador (c.1479–1542)
Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro's conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition…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)
Atahualpa
Last Inca Emperor (ruled 1532–1533)
Atahualpa, also Atawallpa or Ataw Wallpa, was the last effective Inca emperor, reigning from April 1532 until his capture and execution in July of the following year, as part of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cajamarca
City in Peru
Cajamarca, also known by the Quechua name, Kashamarka, is the capital and largest city of the Cajamarca Region as well as an important cultural and commercial center in the northern Andes. It is located in the northern highlands of Peru at approximately 2,750 m (8,900 ft) above…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Cajamarca
1532 battle during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Battle of Cajamarca, also spelled Cajamalca, was the ambush and seizure of the Incan ruler Atahualpa by a small Spanish force led by Francisco Pizarro, on November 16, 1532. The Spanish killed thousands of Atahualpa's counselors, commanders, and unarmed attendants in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)