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Capture of Quito

Spain · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1534Date range
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Chronological records

1534

Francisco Pizarro1534

Quito · Warfare / Military

The Spaniards place a puppet Inca on the throne and continue their conquests by taking the capitals of Cuzco, in 1533, and Quito (battle of Chimborazo) in 1534

Names involved

Francisco Pizarro

Provenance

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