The War of the Two Brothers: The Division and Downfall of the Inca Empire

Huascar & Atahualpa were two brothers, vying for control of the Incan Empire. Their feud included military betrayal, geographic allegiances, and the slaughter of innocents. As one became the clear successor to the throne, Spaniard Francisco Pizarro arrived. What happened next destroyed the entire Incan Empire…

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/war-two-brothers-division-and-downfall-inca-empire-004745

https://www.saexpeditions.com/blog/post/huascar-and-atahualpa-the-inca-civil-war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6jVIoDge8I

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Huascar-Inca-chieftain

With fewer than 200 men against several thousand, Pizarro lured Atahualpa to a feast in the emperor’s honor and then opened fire on the unarmed Incas.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-traps-incan-emperor-atahualpa\

Pizarro executes last Inca emperor

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-executes-last-inca-emperor

 

PBS Nova - The Lost Inca Empire

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/lost-inca-empire/

Eduardo Galeano was one of Latin America’s most distinguished writers, the author of an astounding three-volume history of the Americas, Memory of Fire

https://www.thenation.com/authors/eduardo-galeano/

http://www.columbia.edu/~ey2172/galeano.html

Grand Challenge: Valuing World Cultures

ERC Grand Challenges: For project design, for inquiry, for activism

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Source: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.