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