Spanish Conquests In Peru
Pizarro Subdues the Inca:
Francisco Pizarro- conquers the Inca Empire in 1532.
I.) Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca Empire in 1532.
- Pizarro and his army crush Inca forces, kidnap ruler Atahualpa, and strangle him.
- Pizarro then captured the Inca capital, Cuzco, without struggle.
Spain's Pattern of Conquest:
16th Century America- the dark parts representing Spain's control.
II.)Spanish explorers captured neighboring tribes such as: the Mayan in Yucatan and Guatemala.
- By the 16th century, Spain had created an American empire
- Spanish used their reconquista methods.
- Natives’ worked under Spanish landlord, tending to the land.
- Brazil is claimed by Cabral for Portugal.