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Atahualpa was the last of the Incas rulers. When the Spanish under Pizarro defeated the Incas, they captured Atahualpa. Even though he paid gold and professed Christianity, he was executed by strangling in 1533.

Atahualpa

Atahualpa was the last of the Incas rulers. When the Spanish under Pizarro defeated the Incas, they…

An Inca skull.

Inca Skull

An Inca skull.

This illustration shows a soldier from the Incan Empire. This empire was centered in what is now Peru from 1438 to 1533.

Inca Soldier

This illustration shows a soldier from the Incan Empire. This empire was centered in what is now Peru…

Quipu is an Inca recording device.

Quipu

Quipu is an Inca recording device.

The ruins of Sacsahuaman, an Incan civilization in Peru.

Sacsahuaman

The ruins of Sacsahuaman, an Incan civilization in Peru.

"The Spanish soldiers of Pizarro seize the Inca."—Gordy, 1912

Spanish Soldiers

"The Spanish soldiers of Pizarro seize the Inca."—Gordy, 1912

Warriors of the Inca period.

Warriors

Warriors of the Inca period.

An Inca emperor.

Yupanqui

An Inca emperor.

Zodiac of gold found at Cusco, Peru.

Zodiac

Zodiac of gold found at Cusco, Peru.