Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (1532–1572)

1. Spanish ambush captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca

   Nov 16, 1532Labels: Atahualpa, Cajamarca, Francisco Pizarro

   • Britannica
   • HISTORY

2. Spanish Crown authorizes Pizarro’s Peru expedition

   Jul 26, 1529Labels: Francisco Pizarro, Capitulation of

   • Toledo
   • Cervantes

3. Atahualpa executed after ransom and trial

   Jul 26, 1533Labels: Atahualpa, Cajamarca

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

4. Inca civil war weakens imperial authority

   Apr 1, 1532Labels: Atahualpa, Hu scar

   • Quipaip n
   • HISTORY

5. Spaniards take Cusco, the Inca capital

   Nov 15, 1533Labels: Cusco, Spanish forces

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

6. Pizarro captures Atahualpa at Cajamarca

   Nov 16, 1532Labels: Battle of, Francisco Pizarro

   • Britannica
   • Cajamarca

7. Manco Inca installed as Spanish-backed ruler

   Dec 1, 1533Labels: Manco Inca, Spanish crown

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

8. Atahualpa executed after ransom is collected

   Jul 26, 1533Labels: Atahualpa, Ransom of

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

9. Lima founded as Spain’s coastal capital

   Jan 18, 1535Labels: Lima, Francisco Pizarro

   • Britannica
   • Army Museum

10. Spanish forces take Cusco, the Inca capital

    Nov 15, 1533Labels: Cusco, Spanish occupation

    • Cusco
    • HISTORY

11. Manco Inca begins siege of Cusco

    May 6, 1536Labels: Manco Inca, Cusco

    • Britannica
    • Siege Cusco

12. Pizarro founds Lima as a coastal capital

    Jan 18, 1535Labels: Lima, Francisco Pizarro

    • Britannica
    • Guardian

13. Inca victory at the Battle of Ollantaytambo

    Jan 1, 1537Labels: Manco Inca, Ollantaytambo

    • Britannica
    • Ollantaytambo

14. Manco Inca launches siege of Cusco

    May 1, 1536Labels: Manco Inca, Siege of

    • Britannica

15. Siege of Cusco ends; Spanish hold the city

    Mar 1, 1537Labels: Cusco, Spanish forces

    • Britannica
    • Siege Cusco

16. Inca resistance retreats and forms Neo-Inca State

    Jan 1, 1537Labels: Neo-Inca State, Vilcabamba

    • Neo Inca
    • Estado

17. Battle of Las Salinas deepens Spanish civil conflict

    Apr 6, 1538Labels: Battle of, Pizarro faction

    • Britannica
    • Salinas es

18. Spanish conquistadors fight at Battle of Las Salinas

    Apr 26, 1538Labels: Battle of, Diego de

    • Salinas
    • Britannica

19. Francisco Pizarro assassinated in Lima

    Jun 26, 1541Labels: Francisco Pizarro, Lima

    • Britannica
    • HISTORY

20. Pizarro assassinated amid Spanish factional violence

    Jun 26, 1541Labels: Francisco Pizarro, Lima assassination

    • Britannica
    • HISTORY

21. Spain issues the New Laws limiting encomenderos

    Nov 20, 1542Labels: New Laws, Charles V

    • Britannica
    • New Laws

22. Sayri Túpac leaves Vilcabamba and accepts Spanish terms

    Jan 5, 1558Labels: Sayri T, Vilcabamba

    • Sayri
    • Neo Inca

23. Treaty of Acobamba negotiated with Titu Cusi

    Jan 1, 1566Labels: Treaty of, Titu Cusi

    • Britannica
    • Titu Cusi

24. Viceroy Toledo declares war to end Vilcabamba

    Apr 14, 1572Labels: Viceroy Toledo, War on

    • Amaru
    • Toledo

25. Death of Titu Cusi destabilizes Vilcabamba

    Jan 1, 1571Labels: Titu Cusi, Vilcabamba

    • Britannica
    • Titu Cusi

26. Spanish forces enter Vilcabamba, ending Neo-Inca state

    Jun 24, 1572Labels: Vilcabamba, Spanish occupation

    • Amaru
    • Neo Inca

27. Spanish campaign captures Túpac Amaru

    Jul 24, 1572Labels: T pac, Vilcabamba

    • Britannica
    • WELT

28. Túpac Amaru executed, closing the conquest era

    Sep 24, 1572Labels: T pac, Execution of

    • Amaru
    • Toledo

29. Execution of Túpac Amaru ends Neo-Inca State

    Sep 24, 1572Labels: T pac, Francisco de

    • Britannica
    • T pac Amaru