Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire

500 years ago, atop the snowcapped Andes, in a still barely mapped continent, thousands of meters above sea level, two new empires smashed into each other, in a historical collision that reverberates into the modern day. Conquistador and Sapa Inca, men from different worlds, will clash. The arquebus and huaraca will meet and Tawantinsuyu, the Land of Four Parts Together will be undone.

Sources:
Terence D'Altroy - The Incas Gordon
F. McEwan - The Inca New Perspectives
Nigel Davies - The Inca
Kim MacQuarrie - The Last Days of the Inca
John Hemmings - The Conquest of the Incas

Songs used:
Greek Battle Music - Hercules
Civilisation 5 OST - Isabella Peace Theme and War Theme
Civilisation 5 OST - Pachacuti Peace Theme and War Theme
Civilisation 5 OST - Hiawatha War Theme
Vanhan ajan sota, taistelu, miekkailu - Ancient, old time battle

[KingsandGenerals]

Sorry for the double upload. Really nothing we could have done about it. The first upload was laggy for many viewers. Once again, sorry.

[undeadastronaut]

Spanish: have you heard about our lord and saviour Jesus?
Atahualpa: no
Spanish: shame

[a_channel]

The Inca seeing horses: Those are some pretty weird llamas

[Kelfuma]

Great video! I applaud the effort you put into voice acting because it does make a difference!

[Bejunckt]

It's surprisingly similar to what Cortés did, surrounding the enemy in a plaza and capturing the Emperor.
168 men!! It was SO like an Alien invasion.

[kapoioskanenas]

The quality is getting better and better. It even gave me goosebumps which is rare when watching documentaries.

[lesar]

The whole world must learn of our peaceful ways....BY FORCE

[thefrenchkiwi]

What I don't understand is why would anyone in their right mind try to conquere an intiere empire with only 168 men in the first place?
I mean sure they succeeded, because the spanish army was more advanced and they had diseases and native alies, but still.

[CogitoEdu]

It was a pleasure to create this video for you guys. If you have any questions about the video or want to make fun of Valverde's silly hat please feel free :D

[philstory]

"Royal License to conquer an empire" sounds lit, where can i get one

[GDCC]

Hi, Thank you very much for making all these amazing videos about the Incan Empire. As a Peruvian now living in Canada, this helps a lot to comprehend many different versions of this history I have heard over the years. You do an amazing job at creating vivid recreation of tales and facts while making your videos very interactive and dynamic. You have definetely captivated a Peruvian-Canadian heart on this channel. Again, thank you and I am hoping to see the next video soon!

-Gabriel Del Cid Castro

[brettd]

This abstract silhouette art is incredible. So is the rest of the video of course, but the presentation is breathtaking.

[matthewmann]

The Incas were nowhere near as brutal as the Aztecs

[kamilszadkowski]

I think it was agreat idea to cooperate with Cogito. Such an interesting topic.

[timothyling]

Most artistic and well-produced video you guys have ever made. Fantastic.

[reeceramirez]

The Inca just got their own red wedding.

[tomboerstra]

Really loved the fact that you guys discussed native American civilisations. Would absolutely love to know more about these civilisations, especially in the precolumbian times!

[kusiainen]

This is great work. The sounds and the visuals really add another layer to the story.

[DronodelAire]

Hi, a few notes:

• Huayna Capac already knew of the presence of strange looking man on the shores of his empire, and Atahualpa knew as well. In 1532 he let them in the empire by their request, thats why they could get to Cajamarca with no resistance. Atahualpa wanted to meet them so to benefit of the new technology he knew they had.

• The plaza at Cajamarca was not squared, it was triangular. And Atahualpa entered it with dancers and artists only.

• Father Valverde had a breviary not a blible.

Greetings.

[jimmyliendo]

i live in Bolivia, once part of the Kollasuyo with lots of cultural heritage of the Incas and the peoples who preceded them. you would think we all know every detail of the Inca fall, but hell no! i've never heard this part of "our" history, and to do so with such detail and historical accuracy made me very happy. Thanks Kings and Generals and Cogito for making up for 12 years of deficient history education. the part of the spaniard's attack gave me goosebumps!!.