HIST 380 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Pedro De Alvarado, Huayna Capac, Inca Empire
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One chain of conquest ran from hispaniola to cuba to mexico. The other went from hispaniola to panama to peru. Began conquering native panamericans and establishing lasting towns in 1508. By 1514, panama had a spanish bishop and vasco n ez de. They founded panama city and then began to develop places along the coast. In 1522, francisco pizarro sailed south in search of pir , hoping to get the success of cort s. It took a decade for francisco to led his legendary 168 men into. Peru, with translators, horses, armor, weapons, and a license. In 1532, francisco"s troops marched in and snatched peru. The inca empire was in a lot of trouble after leader huayna capac died of smallpox and sons atawallpa and huascar split the land. Atawallpa even became friends with the spaniards, wanting to use them as mercenaries to defeat his brother.