Atahualpa and Pizarro
Sapa Inca Atahualpa
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Portrait of Atahualpa from the
mid-18th
century
Francisco Pizarro
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Portrait of Pizarro from 1891
Meeting at Cajamarca
• Atahualpa on way to Cuzco.
• Inca and Spanish met at
Cajamarca.
• Atahualpa and his army came
unarmed.
• Spanish launched a surprise
attack.
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Central Historical Question
Did Atahualpa hold the Bible
to his ear?