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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

1532–1535 · 16th century

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the campaign led by Francisco Pizarro from 1532 to 1535. Pizarro captured the Inca ruler Atahualpa and took advantage of a civil war and epidemics. Accounts of the Spanish Empire treat it as a foundation of Spanish power in South America and the source of Andean silver.

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/spanish-conquest-of-the-inca-empire
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