Birth of Atahualpa
Historical person
Atahualpa Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Atahualpa, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Peru.
Chronological biography
1500
1527
Death of Huayna Capac, empire split between Huascar and Atahualpa
1532
As Atahualpa enters Caxamala on a litter, surrounded by hundreds of unarmed attendents, the Spaniards attacked, slaughtered his retinue, and captured the Inca King
Spaniards attack unarmed Incas and capture Atahualpa. Envoy invites the Spaniards to meet Atahualpa at his camp near Caxamala. As Atahualpa enters Caxamala on a litter, surrounded by hundreds of unarmed attendents, the Spaniards attacked, slaughtered his retinue, and captured the Inca King
Battle of Quipaipain forces of Atahualpa defeat and capture Hauscar
The final Battle in the Incan civil war occured in April 1532, during which Huascar was defeated and captured
Envoy invites the Spaniards to meet Atahualpa at his camp near Caxamala
Spaniards attack unarmed Incas and capture Atahualpa
1533
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity
De Soto, on a false mission, and in his absense had Atahualpa tried and convicted for the murder of his brother & is strangled to death after being forcefully converted to Christianity. Atahualpa gathers enormous somes of gold for his ransom
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.