The Incan Demise

     In the year 1532 the Spanish Conquistadors reached the doorstep of the Inca Empire. With the Spaniards heavily equipped, and riding horses. The Inca were simply unprepared for a conquest like this. Although there were only 168 Spaniards, their tactics and weaponry were simply too much for the Inca. In the small town of Cajamarca, the Inca emperor visited on a religious retreat. When the spanish looked down upon the town there commander, Francisco Pizarro, knew exactly what to do and how to do it. He would follow in the footsteps of a previous conquistador named Cortez, and kidnap the Inca emperor. When it became time to capture the emperor, the Inca believed the Spanish were on the run and in retreat. What the emperor did not know is that his troops would be ambushed and he would be captured and imprisoned. While in captivity the Inca emperor would order his subjects to melt down gold, and to not attack. After the gold had dried up the Spanish killed the Inca emperor, and leaving ravenous disease in their footsteps, left the land of the Inca and returned home victorious.