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Impact of Francisco Pizarro's Campaign Against the Incas - Coggle…
Impact of Francisco Pizarro's Campaign Against the Incas
Political Impact
Collapse of Inca Empire
End of centralized rule from Cusco
Spanish take control and install puppet rulers
Long-term Spanish colonial government established
Social Impact
Around 50% population loss by 1570
Breakdown of traditional social structure
Families and communities disrupted
Massive population decline (war + disease)
Demographic Impact
Death of both Emporers
Incans were stripped of their possesions and properties
Around 65-90% of Incans died due to smallpox and war
A lot of Incans were forced into slavery
Economic Impact
Spanish siezed vast amounts of treasures in Inca reserves.
Incans were heavily taxed and forced into a brutal working system.
Economy shifted to mining and export of resources for the Spanish Empire.
Cultural & Religious Impact
Suppressed Inca beliefs, destroyed temples, and replaced them with Christianity,
Language (Spanish), customs replaced and weaken Incan heritage.
Some Inca traditions blended with Christian practices.
Art, oral traditions, sacred practices were lost.