The Rest Is History

645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)

February 19, 2026·1h 9m·5-min readconversationalhistory
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On November 16, 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and his 168 men ambushed Inca emperor Atahualpa in the town of Cajamarca, using surprise, horses, and gunpowder to massacre thousands of unarmed Incas and capture the emperor in one of the most audacious military coups in histor

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Francisco PizarroAtahualpaDominicTomSandbrook

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The Men of Cajamarcaby James LockhartThe Conquest of the Incasby John Hemming

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Ancient HistoryArchaeologyCold WarHistorical FiguresMilitary HistoryWorld War 2

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