Battle of Cajamarca
1532 battle during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Cajamarca also spelled Cajamalca[4][5] (though many contemporary scholars prefer to call it Massacre of Cajamarca)[6][7][8] was the ambush and seizure of the Inca ruler Atahualpa by a small Spanish force led by Francisco Pizarro, on November 16, 1532. The Spanish killed thousands of Atahualpa's counselors, commanders, and unarmed attendants in the great plaza of Cajamarca, and caused his armed host outside the town to flee. The capture of Atahualpa marked the opening stage of the conquest of the pre-Columbian civilization of Peru.[9]
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Capture of Atahualpa | |||||||
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Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru | |||||||
Painting by Juan Lepiani depicting the capture of Atahualpa in Cajamarca. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire | Incas faithful to Atahualpa | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco Pizarro Hernando Pizarro Hernando de Soto | Atahualpa (POW) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
106 infantry 62 cavalry four cannons 12 harquebuses[1] | 3,000ā8,000 guards[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 slave dead;[3] one wounded |
2,000 dead 7,000 taken prisoner | ||||||
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