FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CORTES AND PIZARRO
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Question
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Tricked and killed Atahualpa and took over Cuzco, while the Incans were dying from smallpox.
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Had a party and gave them all money.
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Killed them each in a huge massacre.
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Had no impact.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Francisco Pizarro traps Incan emperor Atahualpa Pizarro’s men massacre the Incans and capture Atahualpa, forcing him to convert to Christianity before eventually killing him. By 1532, the Inca Empire was embroiled in a civil war that had decimated the population and divided the people’s loyalties.
Detailed explanation-2: -When he was trying to seize his country, Pizarro kept the King in custody. In reaction to the arrogance of his captors, Atahualpa asked for a place full of gold or silver for their liberation. Pizarro accepted, however, after receiving the ransom, Pizarro chargeted Atahualpa for rebellion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Atahuallpa, who had resisted proselytization throughout his captivity, agreed to the conversion and so died that day by strangulation. The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of the Inca empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spanish leader Francisco Pizarro captured and ransomed the last Inca emperor, Atahuallpa, for 24 tons of gold worth $267 million today. After receiving the ransom from the Inca people, the conquistadors strangled Atahuallpa anyway.