Battle of Cajamarca 1532
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1532 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Peru | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | South America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Hispanic Monarchy, Inca Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -7.1569, -78.5175 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Cajamarca, also spelled Cajamalca (though many contemporary scholars prefer to call it the Cajamarca massacre), was the ambush and seizure of the Incan ruler Atahualpa by a small Spanish force led by Francisco Pizarro, on November 16, 1532. The Spanish killed thousands of Atahualpa's counselors, commanders, and unarmed attendants in the great plaza of Cajamarca, and caused his armed host outside the town to flee. The capture of Atahualpa marked the opening stage of the conquest of the pre-Columbian civilization of Peru.
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