1532 AD
Capture of Atahualpa at Cajamarca
Pizarro's small force seizes the Inca emperor in Peru.
- Time period
- 1532 AD
- Region
- Peru
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Inca Empire and Spain
On 16 November 1532, Francisco Pizarro and about 168 Spaniards ambushed Atahualpa at Cajamarca and captured him. Many of his attendants were killed. The Inca emperor's capture and later execution opened the way to Spanish rule in the Andes.