Francisco Pizarro

Francisco Pizarro and the battle against the Inca empire
Francisco Pizarro in 1522 he learned of the existence of the Inca empire. On July 26, 1529 it became King Carlos I of Spain, the captain general of Peru, and granted permission for a campaign. Provided that Pizarro was adjusted to his team in charge.

Pizarro, King Charles I impressed on his return from his expeditions to Peru, from 1526 until 1528, with treasures of gold and flame. Therefore, he got a lead for the next season.

The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
With royal permission Pizarro sailed with several hundred men at his side, South America along pacific coast. 1532 he founded the first Spanish city in the Inca Empire, the city of Piura in northern Peru.

On the way to the Inca Empire
In 1532, Pizarro and his team of the expedition was on foot into the Inca Empire. The road through the jungle and the mountains several thousand feet was a task of Pizarro and his men. Regularly, the Spanish were viewed by the messengers of the Inca Atahualpa. After the messengers of Atahualpa, the Spanish brought the news of a friendly welcome, in turn, Pizarro and his men also pretended to come with peaceful intentions.

The Inca ruler and his warriors are prepared
Atahualpa and his people seemed to be aware that the Spanish did not come in peace. However, he felt no fear, partly because they were able to concentrate better in the mountains, and, secondly, because they had no power of man. Atahualpa's army consisted of thousands of experienced soldiers who had just defeated his half brother Huascar.

Pizarro's army was a difference of the Incas, unskilled labor. It was less than 300 men, but they had horses and were reinforced by steel equipment and weapons such as guns.

Pizarro plans
In November 1532 he and his men arrived in the city of Cajamarca. This had been evacuated by the Incas before. Pizarro's plan was now for the Inca ruler Atahualpa prisoner. This must be done through the army of Atahualpa. To make sure everything went according to expectations Pizarro, Atahualpa, was invited to the city of Cajamarca.

The Battle of Cajamarca
Atahualpa Pizarro accepted the invitation to Cajamarca. Part of his warriors camped outside the walls of the city, while he and his remaining men were owned within the walls. As a sign of peace had Atahualpa and his men, however, establish their first weapons. During the unarmed Incas moved to the city, located to the Spanish arms.

Once in the city recorded a Spanish priest, the Word, and welcomed the Incas in the words of God. Where these words Atahualpa. Even with the inscription Bible could not do anything, so they held a Bible to the ear, but did not hear the word of God. This made him angry and threw the Bible on the floor.

Atahualpa Pizarro described this action, the Bible, throw carelessly on the floor like a sacrilege. Sacrilege is meant as an attack or injury to the sacred. And this sacrilege Atahualpa Pizarro took as a pretext to open fire against the Incas.

Less than an hour, took the battle in the main square of Cajamarca on November 16 1532nd But in that short time, were several thousand unarmed Inca warriors were killed. The Inca Atahualpa was captured by the Spanish in captivity, why your company is outside the city supplied no army. The Warriors did not want to take their lead with an attack on the Spanish in danger.

Atahualpa and Pizarro's conquest of death
Despite a ransom of Inca Atahualpa was sentenced to death and 26 July 1533 in Cajamarca strangled.

Francisco Pizarro, while still continuing his conquest of the Inca Empire. The people now without a leader of the Incas always less and less resistance, and went with the hope of independence has been the subject of stresses on the opposite side of Pizarro.

Vilcabamba was the longest untouched by the Spanish attacks. came with the conquest of Vilcabamba in 1572, finally, the once-mighty Inca Empire.