The Collision at Cajamarca Reading Questions 1. Describe what happened when Pizarro arrived at the town of Cajamarca in 1532? Why was Atahuallpa at
Cajamarca? Why and how did Pizarro come to be at Cajamarca?
2. Explain how Pizarro could so easily capture Atahuallpa and kill so many Inca instead of the reverse
occurring? Why did Atahuallpa walk into the trap?
3. Now think of this: Why was it that Pizarro and the Spaniards were conquering the Inca Empire and not
Atahuallpa and the Incas invading Spain? Explain your thoughts in light of the reading.