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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…

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…

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

Francisco Pizarro

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

Francisco Pizarro

(1475-1541) Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire.

The ruins of Sacsahuaman, an Incan civilization in Peru.

Sacsahuaman

The ruins of Sacsahuaman, an Incan civilization in Peru.

An Inca Manco Capac, the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco, according to Inca mythology.

Manco Capac

An Inca Manco Capac, the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco, according to Inca mythology.

An Inca emperor.

Yupanqui

An Inca emperor.

Warriors of the Inca period.

Warriors

Warriors of the Inca period.

Zodiac of gold found at Cusco, Peru.

Zodiac

Zodiac of gold found at Cusco, Peru.

Quipu is an Inca recording device.

Quipu

Quipu is an Inca recording device.

An Inca skull.

Inca Skull

An Inca skull.

Image of Lake Titicaca during Inca empire.

Lake Titicaca

Image of Lake Titicaca during Inca empire.

A Peruvian drawing of Inca warriors.

Peruvian Drawing

A Peruvian drawing of Inca warriors.

"The Molluscous Gasteropoda have the organs of respiration formed for aerial respiration or for respiration under water. Some of the species were known to the ancients as Sea-hares."

Aplysia Inca (D'Orbigny)

"The Molluscous Gasteropoda have the organs of respiration formed for aerial respiration or for respiration…

"They are met with in South America. The males have an extraordinary head. They fly during the day around the great trees on which they live."

Inca Clathrata

"They are met with in South America. The males have an extraordinary head. They fly during the day around…

A suspension bridge is a type of bridge where the main load-bearing elements are hung from suspension cables. While modern suspension bridges with level decks date from the early 19th century, earlier types are reported from the 3rd century BC. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge.

Suspension Bridge

A suspension bridge is a type of bridge where the main load-bearing elements are hung from suspension…

An illustration of the meeting between Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador and conqueror of the Incan empire, and Atahualpa, last sovereign emperor of the Inca empire.

Meeting Between Pizzaro and Atahualpa

An illustration of the meeting between Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador and conqueror of the…

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

Spanish Soldiers

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