Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ollantaytambo in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Fought between 100 Spaniards under Hernando Pizarro, and 30,000 Incas under the rebel Manco Inca who led an attack against the Spanish-held city of Cuzco. After Spanish reinforcements arrived, they attacked Mancos headquarters at the town of Ollantaytambo, but failed to dislodge the Incas
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