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The '''Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire''' was one of the most important campaigns in the {{Wiki|Spanish colonization of the Americas}}. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under [[Francisco Pizarro]] and their native allies captured the Sapa Inca [[Atahualpa]] in | {{Battle Infobox | ||
|prev = [[Night of Sorrows]] / [[Great Rites Controversy]] | |||
|next = [[Battle of Sekigahara]] | |||
|name = | |||
|image = | |||
|date = November 16, 1532 | |||
|end = June 24, 1572 | |||
|place = Western South America | |||
|result = *Spanish Victory | |||
*Former Inca lands incorporated into the [[Spanish Empire]] | |||
|battles = *{{Wiki|Battle of Cajamarca}} | |||
*[[Siege of Cusco]] | |||
|side1 = *[[Spanish Empire]] | |||
**Spanish {{Wiki|Conquistadors}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Indian auxiliaries}} | |||
**{{Wiki|Huanca people|Huancas}} | |||
**{{Wiki|Cañari|The Cañari}} | |||
**{{Wiki|Chachapoya culture|Chachapoyas}} | |||
**Huaylas | |||
|side2 = *[[Inca Empire]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Neo Inca State}} | |||
|commanders1 = *[[Francisco Pizarro]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Diego de Almagro}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Hernando Pizarro}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Gonzalo Pizarro}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Juan Pizarro II}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Hernando de Soto}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Sebastián de Benalcázar}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Pedro de Alvarado}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Francisco de Toledo}} | |||
|commanders2 = *[[Atahualpa]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Quizquiz}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Calcuchimac}} | |||
*{{Wiki|Rumiñawi}} | |||
*[[Manco Inca Yupanqui]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Túpac Amaru}} | |||
}} | |||
The '''Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire''' was one of the most important campaigns in the {{Wiki|Spanish colonization of the Americas}}. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under [[Francisco Pizarro]] and their native allies captured the Sapa Inca [[Atahualpa]] in the Battle of Cajamarca. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but ended in Spanish victory in 1572 and colonization of the region as the {{Wiki|Viceroyalty of Peru}}. | |||
Revision as of 06:33, 11 September 2016
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies captured the Sapa Inca Atahualpa in the Battle of Cajamarca. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but ended in Spanish victory in 1572 and colonization of the region as the Viceroyalty of Peru.