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Event war Americas

Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

1532 CE – 1572 CE

Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca with just 168 men, exploiting a civil war within the empire.

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Conflict · Americas

Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire

1532 CE – 1572 CE

Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca with just 168 men, exploiting a civil war within the empire. Despite decades of Inca resistance from the stronghold of Vilcabamba, Spain ultimately conquered the largest empire in the Americas.

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