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Spanish conquest of Peru

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas
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Date 1532–1572
Location Western South America
Result Spanish victory
Territorial
changes
Former Inca lands incorporated into the Spanish Empire
Belligerents

Spain Spanish Empire
Spain Spanish conquistadors
Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Native allies

 Inca Empire
 Neo-Inca State
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Pizarro
Diego de Almagro
Gonzalo Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro
Juan Pizarro
Hernando de Soto
Sebastián de Benalcázar
Pedro de Alvarado
Francisco de Toledo
Atahualpa  (POW)
Quizquiz
Chalcuchimac
Rumiñawi
Manco Inca
Túpac Amaru I

Spain Spanish Empire
Spain Spanish conquistadors
Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Native allies

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 180 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco Pizarro, his brothers, and their native allies captured the Sapa Inca Atahualpa in the 1532 Battle of Cajamarca. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but ended in Spanish victory in 1572 and colonization of the region as the Viceroyalty of Peru. The conquest of the Inca Empire led to spin-off campaigns into present-day Chile and Colombia, as well as expeditions towards the Amazon Basin.


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