FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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Question
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Which Spanish Conquistador defeated the Inca?
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Hernando DeSoto
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Francisco Pizarro
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After Cuzco fell, Pizarro and Almagro became rivals, and Almagro was later executed by Pizarro’s brother Hernando. Almagro’s son and his adherents, fearing their own elimination, attacked Pizarro’s palace and killed him on June 26, 1541.
Detailed explanation-2: -On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa. With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lures Atahualpa to a feast in the emperor’s honor and then opens fire on the unarmed Incans.
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