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Destruction of the Inca Empire: Atahualpa's Point of View

By Green Goblin, published May 02, 2007
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I have just received word that men who call themselves "Spanish Conquistadors" have been chicken poaching in my lands. This could be at the worst possible time, since I have just smashed a revolution pursued by my own brother, Huascar. My father was on his death bed and wanted to divide the empire between both of us. Neither of us would have this. We went to civil war and I came out on top. I did not like it, but it had to be done. I am now the leader of the people of the Sun, the Inca empire. The men are led by a man named Francisco Pizarro who recently set up the first Spanish settlement named Piura in the lands of the empire. They have sent a messenger to speak of their yearnings. I will make them wait a few days before I go meet them in Cajamarco.

I have just met with the messengers that this Francisco Pizarro has sent. There were two men: a holy man named Vincente de Valcerde, and their interpreter named Felipillo. They spoke on the behalf of the Spanish Empire and a man named Jesus Christ. They have created a paper they called the "requirement" which calls for the conversion of our religion towards the worship of this Jesus Christ, they call it Christianity. They tell me that if I refuse their offer that I will be considered an enemy of the Church of Christianity and the Holy Roman Empire led by the Holy roman Emperor, Charles V.

I spit on their offer. How can these men, who number less than 200, actually think I will become a worshipper of a dead man. My army numbers over 80,000 warriors, I am in control here. They say that this Jesus Christ died for the sins of all mankind, regardless he is still dead. I prefer to worship the sun and the moon, which cannot die and are eternal. In addition, there is no king greater than I, this Charles V sounds like a great prince to control the power to sail across the many great seas, I offered to befriend him, but the refusal of their religion infuriated the men. I am a free man, I will make decisions as I choose, and I will not be the slave of anyone. I am a great king, the son of Huayna Capac, the ruler of the Inca empire, I am Atahualpa and I will be no man's tributary!

Destruction of the Inca Empire: Atahualpa's Point of View

Atahualpa - the last ruler of teh Inca Empire. He was defeated by Francisco Pizarro, the Spanish Conquistador

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Takeaways
  • Atahualpa was the last of noble blood of the Inca Empire
  • Francisco Pizarro was the Spanish Conquistador credited with the destruction of the Inca Empire
  • The Inca Empire was quite vast, and resides in present day Peru
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Well, there is great misundertanding here. All the incas beleived in god, or almost all of them. Atahualpa was the emperor but not god. When the conquerors arrived to Ecuador, Atahualpa knew they where there, then he accepted the invitation. The spanish just lied and captured him since Atahulpa was a men of word and agreed to meet in peace. The incas were a powerfull and advanced civilitation, they had an excact sense of cosmic time, real time, there fabrics where made of leather, cotton, and more advanced textiles with plants and even metals. All the people that lived in the continent traveled form Alaska to the end of Chile, and all where are the same race. The only stupid and negative ( for many people) is that they where men of honor. I completely agree with being a men of honor, and a word of a men should be real. Reality is, it will pass more decades for the people to understand their greatness.

Posted on 09/13/2008 at 2:09:41 AM

 
this is a very good site for infomatiion

Posted on 11/12/2007 at 8:11:00 PM

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