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Time of conquest and viceroyalty
The arrival of the Spanish conquerors
After the discovery of America, many Spaniards arrived in search of riches.
These white men, dressed in metals, with firearms and steel, mounted on strange animals and guided by greed…. they
had only come to look for gold!
The Conquest of Peru
The Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532, under the command of the three partners of the Conquest: Francisco Pizarro, Diego
de Almagro and Hernando de Luque.
Conquest Partners
Francisco Pizarro: leader of the Diego de Almagro: He was in charge Hernando de Luque: He was in
expedition. of looking for men and food. charge of obtaining money for the
expenses of the expedition.
When they arrived in Peru, the Incas were at war, the brothers Huáscar and Atahualpa were fighting for the throne of the
Inca Empire.
Inca Atahualpa Prison Death of Atahualpa
Atahualpa was taken prisoner by the Spanish and in Despite the ransom paid with the gold of the Tahuan
exchange for their release, he offered two rooms full of tinsuyo, the Inca was sentenced to death in the square
silver and one full of gold. of Cajamarca.
Atahualpa died
strangled.
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