Atahualpa Timeline

The Inca Empire flourishes in South America.

Civil war between the Inca leaders Waskar and Atahualpa. Atahualpa wins.

The Inca empire reaches its greatest extent.

Pizarro and the Spanish conquistadors arrive in South America.

Reign of Inca ruler Atahualpa.

Battle of Cajamarca where the Inca leader Atahualpa is captured and held for ransom by Spanish forces led by Pizarro.

The Inca leader Atahualpa is executed.

Pizarro takes the Inca capital of Cuzco.

Pizarro founds Lima as the capital of Spanish Peru.