Aug. 29, 2025

The Execution of the Last Inca Emperor

The Execution of the Last Inca Emperor

August 29, 1533. Atahuallpa, the 13th emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors.


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