Spanish Conquest of Cusco

Timeline

1. 1533Cusco · CuscoAfter executing Atahualpa, Pizarro led about 200 Spanish soldiers and a large number of Indian allies south from Cajamarca, crossing the Andes toward the Inca capital of Cusco, encountering local resistance along the way but continuing eastward.
2. 1533Cusco · CuscoSpanish forces stormed into Cusco, seizing control of core religious and administrative facilities such as the Temple of the Sun, and large quantities of gold were carried off. Pizarro subsequently installed Manco Inca as a puppet Sapa Inca to maintain rule over the local Indians.
3. 1534–1536Cusco · CuscoSpain established colonial rule in Cusco, demolishing Inca religious buildings and converting them into churches and government offices. After Manco Inca launched an uprising in 1536, he fled to Vilcabamba; the Inca Empire existed in name only as a unified regime, and the Andean region entered the era of Spanish colonization.