Atahualpa , also Atawallpa (Quechua), Atabalica, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa (c. 1502 – July 1533), was the last effective Inca emperor before his … See more

Atahualpa spent his childhood with his father in Cusco. At the beginning of his adolescence he went through the Warachikuy, … See more

Throughout the Inca Empire's history, each Sapa Inca worked to expand the territory of the empire. When Pachacuti, the 9th Sapa Inca … See more

In January 1531, a Spanish expedition led by Francisco Pizarro, on a mission to conquer the Inca Empire, landed on Puná Island. Pizarro brought with him 169 men and 69 horses. The … See more

Name
Although this monarch's name is written with some major discrepancies in early sources, most spellings seem to reflect /atawaʎpa/ (which in contemporary Quechua orthography is written Atawallpa). As such, … See more

Huáscar saw Atahualpa as the greatest threat to his power, but did not dethrone him to respect the wishes of his late father. A tense five-year … See more

On 17 November the Spaniards sacked the Inca army camp, in which they found great treasures of gold, silver and emeralds. Noticing their lust for precious metals, Atahualpa … See more