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…

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

Spanish Soldiers

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