The Spanish Conquest of the Incas
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- In 1530 Francisco Pizarrowith 180 men and 27 horses set off.
- In 1527 Huayna Capac a powerful Incan Emperor who had ruled for 34 years had died. The kingdom was divided between two sons: Huascar and Atahualpa. Huascar received most of the imperial lands. Atahualpa received the northern part of the empire. The Inca Empire was split by a civil war over who would be crowned the new Sapa Inca.Atahualpa was victorious and became the Inca emperor. He took Huascar prisoner and then killed most of the royal family to prevent disputes over the succession.
- Around 1532, the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro arrived in South America.Pizarro set out from San Miguel to Cajamarca to find the Incas.He advanced with 62 horsemen and 106 soldiers. They crossed the desert of Sechura and climbed the Andes Mountains.Atahualpa knew their every move and sent messengers to them with gifts.Pizarro sent messengers to Atahualpa to invite him to dine at Cajamarca.Atahualpa accepted and when he arrived there was not a Spaniard in site.
- The chaplain approached and presented him with a Bible and told him that Peru was now under the authority of the Pope and the supremacy of the King.Atahualpa threw it to the ground saying that he was a god and would not accept a written message from another.Pizarro then gave the signal for the hidden men to attack.2000 men were killed and Atahualpa was taken prisoner.The Inca paid the Spaniards a room full of gold for his freedom, but after receiving the ransom they decided to kill him.He was falsely accused of treason and was sentenced to be strangled and his body burnt.
- Pizarro and his men then moved on to occupy Cuzco the ancient capital of the Incas.The Incas decided to retaliate against the Spaniards andlay siege to Cuzco by setting the houses and towns on fire and under the cover of the smoke; they entered the city putting up barricades. The Spaniards' attack failed and the Inca siege lasted from February to August 1536. The siege was broken when more reinforcements of Spaniards arrived. The Spanish regained control of the area but the new Inca, Manco Inca continued to resist in the mountains for eight more years.
- It took the Spanish government 40 years to re-establish peaceful and orderly government in the court.They stripped the Inca empire of any gold, silver and jewels that they could find.Almagro was strangled in 1538 and Pizarro was murdered in 1541 and his brother was beheaded in 1548.The Spaniards destroyed a system of government and those who resisted were eventually enslaved.The Spaniards tried to rule through the reigning Inca but the last Lord Inca, Tupac Amaru was put to death in 1571.The Spanish influence had extended to Quito, Bogota and Santiago de Chile.
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