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Spanish America (Conquest of Peru (Francisco Pizarro led the conquest of…
Spanish America
Conquest of Peru
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Like Cortes, he took advantage of the hostility of some of the conquered peoples to their inca rulers. It was divided by a civil war
In 1532, in Cajamarca, they held the Inca emperor Atahualpa prisioner who paid a huge ransom in gold but was executed in the end
In 1533, Cuzco was occupied but the conquest of the Inca empire took many years as they continued to resist in mountainous areas
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Conquests
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Led by conquistadores
They were private individuals who recieved an authorisation from the King to recruit an army and conquer a particular area.
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Conquest of Mexico
In 1518, sailed from Cuba to explore the Gulf of Mexico with 400 men
When he reached Veracruz, he heard about the Aztec Empire and he took advantage of the confussion created by his arrival among the Indians to create alliances with some of the peoples ruled by the Aztecs
He recieved a friendly welcome in Tenochtitlán by the emperor Moctezuma but then he was expelled in 1520
In 1521, Tenochtitlan was occupied and destructed and the rest of Mexico was conquered
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