![]() ![]() After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. The author described the last days of the Inca empire and examined the excavation of Inca artifacts. ![]() The Incas were forced into the Amazon, and a 36-year guerrilla war with the Spanish ensued. His intention was to answer the question, “How did a mere 167 Spaniards conquer an empire of 10 million people?” The Spanish were outnumbered 200 to 1 yet were able to seize the Inca capital, Cuzco and dispose of the Inca ruler within a year of arrival. ![]() T20:10:34-04:00 Kim MacQuarrie talked about his book, The Last Days of the Incas, in which he recounted the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire beginning with the landing of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and his army of 167 men in 1532. ![]()
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