Francisco Pizarro
In 1532, the Spanish settlers invaded the mighty Inca Empire located in modern day Peru. They plundered, and took possession of the Inca cities and wealth.
invaded forces
Hernán Cortés landed on the coast of Mexico in 1519, and Francisco Pizarro invaded the Inca Empire in 1532. This means that Pizarro invaded the Inca Empire 13 years after Cortés arrived in Mexico.
The Inca empire was destroyed by the Spanish. They invaded because they wanted the Incas goods. To the Incas the Spanish were simply invaders.
Francisco Pizarro -Study Island
Yes, they had guns and cannon. They were a flint lock gun, but the Inca didn't have the advantages of weapons like guns.
In 1532, Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro invaded Peru and conquered the Inca Empire. Pizarro took advantage of the internal strife within the Inca civilization, particularly the civil war between Atahualpa and Huáscar. After capturing Atahualpa, Pizarro demanded a ransom and eventually executed him, leading to the Spanish takeover of Inca territories. This conquest marked a significant expansion of Spanish influence in South America.
Incas in the early days attacked the Europeans the reasons why they attacked was the orders of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui .
The Incas declined because the Spanish that invaded their land killed them and used them as slaves, also because since the Incas were not immune to the Spanish diseases they brought, most of them died.
The Sapa Inca or Inka
The Sapa Inca was on the top of the Inca society.
He decided that the Inca's needed help, so the Inca King wanted to to rule to help out.