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Atahualpa Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Atahualpa, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Peru.

11 records1500–15336 events2 places

Chronological biography

1500

Birth of Atahualpa1500
Warfare / Military

Birth of Atahualpa

1527

Death of Atahualpa1527
Warfare / Civil War

Death of Huayna Capac, empire split between Huascar and Atahualpa

1532

Arrest of Atahualpa1532
Warfare / Military · 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

Invasion of Peru1532
Warfare / Military · Caxamala

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 QuipaipainApril 1532
Warfare / Civil War · Quipaipain

Battle of Quipaipain forces of Atahualpa defeat and capture Hauscar

Birth of AtahualpaApril 1532
Warfare / Civil War

The final Battle in the Incan civil war occured in April 1532, during which Huascar was defeated and captured

Invasion of PeruSeptember 1532
Warfare / Military · Caxamala

Envoy invites the Spaniards to meet Atahualpa at his camp near Caxamala

Invasion of PeruNovember 1532
Warfare / Military · Caxamala

Spaniards attack unarmed Incas and capture Atahualpa

1533

Death of Atahualpa1533
Warfare / Military

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

Execution1533
Warfare / Military

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

Invasion of Peru1533
Warfare / Military

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.