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Q: About how Long did it take the Spanish to conquer the capital city of the Inca?
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How long did the Inca's civil war last?

The Spanish used the Inca's civil war to divide and conquer the Incas. The war ended when the Spanish controlled the Inca. The war started in 1532. By 1533, the Spanish killed Atahualpa. The Spanish determined that Atahualpa had his brother, Huscar, killed.


How long did it take for Spaniards to conquer the Inca empire?

three months


When were the Inca discovered?

The Inca civilization was encountered by Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. Pizarro's conquest led to the downfall of the Inca Empire.


How long was Francisco Pizarro's journey to Peru?

In 1528, Pizarro went back to Spain and managed to procure a commission from Emperor Charles V. Pizarro was to conquer the southern territory and establish a new Spanish province there. In 1532, accompanied by his brothers, Pizarro overthrew the Inca leader Atahualpa and conquered Peru. Three years later, he founded the new capital city of Lima.


How long did the Inca Empire last?

The Inca Empire lasted just over 100 years. It began in the early 13th century CE in Peru's highlands, around 1438. Spanish conquistadors reached Inca territory by 1526 and for the next seven years, warfare between the Spanish and the Incas raged on. The last Sapa Inca (emperor), Atahualpa, was captured and executed in 1533. The last Inca stronghold at Vilcabamba was conquered in 1572.


What brothers. fought for control of the Inca empire?

Atahualpa and Huascar fought for control of the Inca empire.


How long did Inca civilization flourish?

This is a major edit of the first answer which stated "2 seconds" The Inca Empire was "discovered" by the Spanish conquitadores. They were attracted to it as they and the Incas both valued gold. The empire in South America flourished for about 200 years and was ended by the Spanish conquests in the early 1500's. The Inca civilization spanded the western South American coastline.


Why were the conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec and Inca Empires?

They were much stronger. The Aztecs, at first, thought the arriving Spaniards were "people of Heaven". However, after the Spanish leader Cortes murdered their king and started looting all the wealth, primarily gold. Despite the Aztec's sophisticated society, they were no match for the conquistadors. Along with the Spanish conquistadors "conquerors" came missionaries, in an attempt to convert the Aztecs. Not long after the the Spanish arrived, the Aztec population was reduced to 10%. Simply put, the Aztecs were no match for the Spanish.


What problem in the Inca empire weakened the Incas for Spanish conquest?

Seven years before 1532, the eleventh Inca, Huayna Capac, died without naming a successor. Two of his sons, Huascar and Atahualpa, fought over which one should be the next Inca. After a long bloody war, Atahualpa claimed victory. This conflict weakened the Inca Empire just as Francisco Pizarro arrived.


What similarities do the Maya Inca and Aztec civilizatoins have in common with their architecture?

They were the same because long ago in the 1500s Spanish invaders conquered them all and took over their land.


How long did the Incas civilization last?

The Inca Empire last from about 1438 to 1532. It reached its height about 1527. The civilization lasted from the early 13th century until it was conquered by the Spanish in 1572.


How long were the Inca people around?

4 months