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Events relating to peru
The Inca empire has about 25,000 miles of well-serviced roads, designed for caravans of llamas
In Cuzco's great temple, the sacrifices are usually of llamas, occasionally of humans
The Inca emperor, Huayna Capac, dies in an epidemic of a western disease, smallpox
Ruling respectively from Cuzco and Quito, Huáscar and Atahualpa compete for the empire of their father, Huayna Capac
Francisco Pizarro sails from Panama to attempt the conquest of Peru
Atahualpa defeats and kills his half-brother Huáscar, thus winning control of the entire Inca empire
Francisco Pizarro leads 168 men, with about 30 horses, into the territory of the Inca empire
Pizarro and his tiny force ambush and massacre the Inca court in Cajamarca, capturing Atahualpa himself alive
Atahualpa agrees to buy his freedom from the Spaniards with a room full of gold and another of silver
Although the ransom has been paid, Atahualpa is executed by the Spaniards — who ensure that he dies a Christian
The Spanish conquistadors capture and sack the Inca capital of Cuzco, high in the Andes
Manco Inca begins a siege of the Spaniards in Cuzco that lasts for a year
With the end of the siege of Cuzco, and the flight of Manco Inca, the Spanish have full control of Peru
An earthquake destroys much of Lima, and an ensuing tidal wave engulfs its port at Callao
Spanish America is now administered as four viceroyalties - New Spain, New Granada, New Peru and La Plata
An Indian uprising in Spanish Peru is led by a descendant of the Incas, Tupac Amaru II
San Martín enters Lima and proclaims Peruvian independence with himself as 'Protector'
After failing to agree with Bolívar at Guayaquil, San Martín resigns his post as Protector of Peru
Bolívar arrives in Lima to be granted command of the army and dictatorial powers in the republic of Peru
After the surrender of the Spanish army to Antonio José de Sucre at Ayacucho, Peru is finally liberated
With a victory at Tumusla Antonio José de Sucre liberates Upper Peru (the future Bolivia), the last Spanish stronghold in continental America
Upper Peru declares independence as the republic of Bolivia, in honour of Simón Bolívar
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Ballads and Other Poems includes 'The Village Blacksmith' and 'The Wreck of the Hesperus'
William Hickling Prescott follows his great work on Mexico with a 2-volume History of the Conquest of Peru
The War of the Pacific brings Chile new mineral wealth at the expense of Bolivia and Peru
