February
15
/ 2020
The Battle of Cajamarca was a battle fought between the Spanish and Inca in 1532. The battle, which is sometimes considered to be an ambush or a skirmish, saw a small band of Spaniards led by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro capture Atahualpa, the Sapa Inca, i.e. the ruler of the Inca Empire. Pizarro’s victory at the Battle of Cajamarca, which was won through sheer luck, had dire consequences for the history of Spain and the Americas. As a result of the battle, the Inca Empire, one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas at that time, was destroyed. For the Spanish, on the other hand, the battle led to the conquest of the Peru, which brought great wealth to
