The Incas
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The Incas
The Incas were excellent engineers. They built bridges, paved roads, and constructed aquaducts. Their buildings were often built from huge stone blocks, which weighed up to 10 tons each.
In 1533 the Incas were conquered by the Spanish conquistadors (conquerors) led by Francisco Pizarro. In the same year the Spanish treacherously executed Atahualpa, the Incan emperor.
The Spanish extended their power across the Andean region, established the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1542, and suppressed successive rebellions by the Incas, whose final resistance ended in 1572.
The Aztec city of Macchu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cusco in Peru, at twilight (Photo: Martin St-Amant)
Lost City
Despite the Spanish invasion in the 1500s, the Inca city of Machu Picchu was only discovered by the outside world in 1911 when the American historian Hiram Bingham visited the area.
The Last Days of the Incas
The Last Days of the Incas
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The Incas (article)
After the civil war in the empire between the brothers Huascar and Atahualpa, the Spanish conquerors led by Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca territory in 1532. In the following years the conquistadors managed to consolidate their power over the whole Andean region, repressing successive Inca rebellions until the establishment of the Viceroyalty of Perú in 1542 and the fall of the resistance of the last Incas of Vilcabamba in 1572. The Inca civilization ends at that time, but some cultural traditions remain in some ethnic groups as Quechuas and Aymara people.
Source: Wikipedia
Atahualpa Offers Pizarro Gold in order to Save his Life
"Atahualpa feared that the Spaniards would kill him, so he told the Governor that he would give his captors a great quantity of gold and silver. The Governor asked him:'How much can you give, and in what time?' Atahualpa said: 'I will give gold enough to fill a room twenty-two feet long and seventeen wide, up to a white line which is halfway up the wall.' ... As for silver, he said he would fill the whole chamber with it twice over. He undertook to do this in two months."
-- Francisco de Xerez
A detail of an Inca stone work, Cuzco, Peru (Photo: Alecconnell)
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Inca Tunic, c. 1550 (Photo: JB flying eagle)
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Feb 14, 2012 @ 6:05 pm | delete
- Pizarro's actions were deplorable when he made contact with the Incans. The entire story as recorded by the Spaniards showed no sign of self-reflection or remorse at their abuse and conquest of the Incans in their single minded quest for gold.
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