The Conquest of the Incas

Type: Book

As of November 2026, The Conquest of the Incas has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Feb 2026 on The Rest Is History. Cited as a key modern narrative source (John Hemming) for interpreting casualty estimates and the broader conquest story.

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco Pizarro, along with his brothers in arms and their indigenous allies, captured the last Sapa Inca, Atahualpa, at the Battle of Cajamarca in 1532. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but end