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1502
Birth
Atahualpa, was born 1502 and had 7 siblings. His father was Huayna Capac and his mother was Paccha Duchicela. -
1525
Emperor Huayna Capac´s Death
Emperor Huayna Capac (Atahualpa’s Father) dies from a plague. This was likely smallpox brought by the Spanish conquistadors. A large portion of the Inca population will die from smallpox and other diseases over the next several years. -
Period: 1529 to 1532
The Inca Civil War
The Inca Civil War was fought between two brothers, Huáscar and Atahualpa, sons of Huayna Capac, over the succession to the throne of the Inca Empire. It began in 1529, and lasted until 1532. Atahualpa won the war. -
1532
Emperor Atahualpa
Atahualpa becomes the new Inca Emperor after defeating Huáscar. He was honored that role at Cajamarca, Peru. He was the last emperor of the Inca. -
1532
Francisco Pizarro meets Atahualpa
Francisco Pizarro met Atahualpa in Vilcabamba which is also known as Machu Picchu. It is the most fateful place in the new world. Pizzaro invited him to attend a feast. -
1532
Melting of the Ransom Room
Atahualpa had a room called "Ransom Room" where he kept all of his gold and silver. The Incas made statues with that gold and silver. When the Spaniards came, they made the Indians melt down all of the statues into gold and silver ingots. -
Period: 1532 to 1533
The Battle of Cajamarca
The Battle of Cajamarca was the unexpected ambush of the Inca ruler Atahualpa by a small Spanish force led by Francisco Pizarro, on November 16, 1532. The Spanish killed thousands of Atahualpa's counsellors, commanders and unarmed attendants in the great plaza of Cajamarca. -
1533
Last Incan Emperor
Atahualpa was the last Sapa Inca in the Inca Empire of Tawantinsuyu. His empire fell after it was conquered by the Spanish. -
1533
Death
Atahualpa was horrified, since the Inca believed that the soul would not be able to go on to the afterlife if the body were burned. Friar Valverde said if he agreed to convert to Catholicism, he could convince Pizarro to commute the sentence. Atahualpa agreed to be baptized into the Catholic faith. He was given the name Francisco Atahualpa in honor of Francisco Pizarro. In accordance with his request, he was executed by strangling with a garrote on 26 July 1533. He was the last Incan Emperor.
