Atahualpa, also spelled Atawallpa, was the final effective ruler of the Inca Empire, reigning from April 1532 until his execution in July 1533 as part of the Spanish conquest. Born around 1502, likely in Quito, he was a son of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac; after a civil war against his half-brother Huascar he achieved victory, but was then captured by Francisco Pizarro's conquistadors at Cajamarca in November 1532. While in captivity he arranged his brother's execution and offered a substantial ransom, but the Spanish nonetheless tried and executed him on charges of treason and murder.
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Birth YearCirca 1502 per Atahualpa's own deathbed declaration, a claim historians dispute; recorded here as the infobox's own approximate value, not as settled fact. Role
Role (category) Atahualpa
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Source Wikipedia: Atahualpa
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Additional Source Wikipedia: AtahualpaLead section (edge: participant Atahualpa)
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Quito, originated there.
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WikipediaLead section
the final effective ruler of the Inca Empire
Infobox (born, approximate)
c. 1502
Infobox (died)
26 July 1533
Atahualpa: Gender
Atahualpa, also spelled Atawallpa, was the final effective ruler of the Inca Empire, reigning from April 1532 until his execution in July 1533 as part of the Spanish conquest.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
Participant In: Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire, Lead section (edge: participant Atahualpa)
Around the same time as Atawallpa's victory, a group of Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco Pizarro, arrived in the region.
In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born c. 1502; died 26 July 1533
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