Renaissance · South America · War

1533

Atahualpa Executed at Cajamarca

July 26, 1533

After filling a room with gold in exchange for his freedom, Atahualpa was tried by Pizarro on trumped charges and garroted in the square at Cajamarca. He was baptized moments before so his body would not be burned. The Inca Empire, already fractured by civil war, collapsed into its conquerors' hands.

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Before and after in South America

Before: November 16, 1532: Pizarro Ambushes Atahualpa
After: 1534: Inca Puppet Manco Inca Crowned

Before and after in War

Before: 1532: Ottomans Besiege Koszeg
After: 1534: Sultanate of Oman Confronts Portuguese

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Atahualpa