The Rest Is History

649. The Fall of the Incas: The Last Emperor (Part 6)

March 5, 2026·1h 12m·5-min readnarrativehistory
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This episode chronicles the violent unraveling of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, focusing on the bitter feud between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, the resistance of Inca leader Manco Inca, and the tragic collapse of indigenous society. It reveals how internal Spanish r

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People

Francisco PizarroDiego de AlmagroManco IncaBartolome Las CasasTitu CusiJohn HemmingCharles VPedro de la Gasca

Books

The Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indiesby Bartolome Las Casas1493by Charles C. Mann

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Ancient HistoryArchaeologyCivil Rights HistoryCold WarHistorical FiguresMilitary HistoryWorld War 2

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