1536
Siege of Lima
From 1536-1537, Manco split his forces, adopting a strategy to drive the Spanish invaders out of Peru with an army of 30,000 Inca warriors and attacked the fort of Lima, where Francisco Pizarro was residing.
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From 1536-1537, Manco split his forces, adopting a strategy to drive the Spanish invaders out of Peru with an army of 30,000 Inca warriors and attacked the fort of Lima, where Francisco Pizarro was residing.
Met 300 Spanish soldiers and over 20,000 renegade warriors from the Empire, and once again were defeated.
The surviving armies retreated to the nearby fortress of Ollantaytambo, from which they had launched several successful attacks against the Spaniards and the Inca renegades, defeating them at the Battle of Ollantaytambo.
Accepts League mediation over the Leticia dispute.
Wins the election
Oversees the return to elected Government after 12 years of military rule
Death of Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
Declares a state of emergency and quarantine.
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