Scholars have examined the quipu records and have determined the Inca Empire was once between 16 and 32 million people. Spanish census in 1571 estimated a population of 6 million.
The Incan (Inca's) empire were conqured by the Spanish in 1532.
In 1532, the leader of the Inca was Atahualpa. This emperor of the Inca was seized on his way to Cuzco by the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro. He was executed in 1533.
In 1532, Francisco Pizarro (Spanish) arrived at Peru. In 1536, Cuzco (the capital city of the Incan empire) was visibly lost and defeated.
The Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire was the 1532 Battles of Cajamarca, under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies.
The Spanish fought the Incas from 1532 to 1572 when the last Inca ruler was executed.
1532
The Spanish conquistadors
The Incan (Inca's) empire were conqured by the Spanish in 1532.
In 1532, the leader of the Inca was Atahualpa. This emperor of the Inca was seized on his way to Cuzco by the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro. He was executed in 1533.
In 1532, Francisco Pizarro (Spanish) arrived at Peru. In 1536, Cuzco (the capital city of the Incan empire) was visibly lost and defeated.
Spanish explorer, Francisco Pizarro, in 1532.
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.
The Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire was the 1532 Battles of Cajamarca, under Francisco Pizarro and their native allies.
The Spanish fought the Incas from 1532 to 1572 when the last Inca ruler was executed.
atahualpa
Atahualpa and Huascar Inca leaders quarreled and the Spanish conqueror Fransciso Pizzarro took advantage to ransack the Inca Empire in 1532.
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.