USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE INCA CIVILIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was taken prisoner?
A
Huscar
B
Pizarro
C
Atahualpa
D
Cortes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On November 16, 1532, Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish explorer and conquistador, springs a trap on the Incan emperor, Atahualpa.

Detailed explanation-2: -Atahualpa and the Spanish adventurer Francisco Pizarro met face to face in 1532. Backed by Native rebels from the north, Pizarro and his men took Atahualpa hostage and demanded a huge ransom in gold and silver.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the Spanish conquistador Pizarro began his pillaging of Peru in 1533, he seized the Inca emperor Atahualpa and held him prisoner in what has come to be known as the Ransom Room.

Detailed explanation-4: -Having received their gold and silver, the Spanish were faced with the issue of what to do with Atahualpa. In general, there was a disagreement among the conquistadors with some wanting him to be returned to Spain and others calling for his death. In the end, he was baptized as a Christian and killed by strangulation.

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