MacQuarrie, Kim
The Last Days of the Incas
- ISBN 13:
- 9780749929930
- author:
- MacQuarrie, Kim
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Little, Brown
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 522
- Dimensions:
- 130 mm X 196 mm
- Genre:
- History Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie In 1532, a small band of Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, arrived in Peru with a force of just 167 men. Despite being vastly outnumbered, they clashed with the Inca emperor Atahualpa and his army at the Battle of Cajamarca. The Spanish used their horses, steel armour and swords to gain the upper hand, capturing and imprisoning Atahualpa. The Inca emperor was eventually executed, and the Spanish went on to conquer the largest native empire in the New World. The Incas did not submit willingly, and a young Inca emperor led a massive rebellion against the Spanish. The conflict raged on, with the Spanish eventually forcing the emperor to abandon the Andes and flee to the online marketplace. There, he established a hidden capital, Vilcabamba, which was recently rediscovered by a trio of American explorers. This book tells the epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire and the recent discovery of Vilcabamba, shedding new light on a pivotal moment in history.
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