THE LAST DAYS OF THE INCAS
KIM MACQUARRIE
| Editorial: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
| Año: | 2008 |
| ISBN: | 9780743260503 |
| Páginas: | 522 |
| Formato: | 16 x 23 cm |
| Idioma: | INGLES |
S/. 109,00
Sinopsis
This gripping history recounts the fall of the Inca Empire after a devastating civil war left Peru divided. In 1532, Francisco Pizarro arrived with just 167 Spaniards and confronted Emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca. Despite overwhelming odds, the Spaniards triumphed through horses, steel weapons, and surprise tactics, capturing and later executing Atahualpa even after receiving a vast ransom in gold. The conquest of Cuzco marked the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, but Inca resistance endured. A new emperor led a fierce rebellion before retreating into the Amazon, where the Incas founded the hidden city of Vilcabamba and waged a 36-year guerrilla war against Spain until their final defeat.
