Battle of Cajamarca

• Nov. 16, 1532• Spanish Conquistadors:

• 106 infantry• 62 cavalry

• 2,000 Incans killed• Atahualpa “arrested”

Atahualpa (1497-1533)

Atahualpa executed July 25, 1533, at Cajamarca

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