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1533

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Pizarro executes last Inca emperor

Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors. The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilization.

Francisco Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru by John Everett Millais

John Everett Millais, (British, 1829-1896), Francisco Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru, 1846, oil on canvas, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

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