The Inca

The Inca Tribe Begins

1438

1438 is the time that The Inca Tribe was first recognized. The Inca was a short-lived tribe that lasted around 100 years. They were located in Peru, South America.

Disease

Period: 1525 to 1531

In 1525 Emperor Huayna Capac died from the plague. It was most likely smallpox brought by the Spanish conquistadors. Most of the Inca tribe died from different diseases over the next few years.

The Inca Army

1532

In 1532, The Inca ruler and his army Conquered this land that they call Cuzco. Cuzco was the heartland of the Inca. It was also the religious and administrative capital of the Inca Empire.

A new Emperor

1533

1533 is when the spanish executed Atahualpa. They replaced this emperor with a new leader. This new Emperor’s name was Manco Inca. Manco Inca did not like the spanish ruling over him though.

Manco Inca's Escape

1535

1535: Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima, Peru. He named this city the Capital of the region. Manco Inca became very angry with his leaders and escaped from the Spanish. He was on the run for the next nine years. The spanish executed his wife after he escaped.

A New Government

1537

1537: Manco Inca Fled to Vilcabamba. Then he formed an Inca Government separate from the spanish. Hernando Pizarro led an expedition against Manco Inca’s troops. The Inca Emperor did not attack at once, but waited to assemble his full army.

Francisco Pizarro

1541

1541: Francisco Pizarro , the governor of Peru and conqueror of the Inca civilization, was assassinated in Lima by Spanish rivals. Pizarro served under a spanish conquistador during his expedition to columbia in 1510 and discovered the pacific Ocean in 1513.

Destroying the Inca Empire

1550

1550: Like the Romans, the Incas conquered a large number of cultures, binding them together with a network of roads.These discontented places were easily converted into allies by Spanish invaders, who quickly destroyed the Inca Empire.

Son of the Sun god

1560

Little was known about The first leaders of the Inca. they were affiliated with the Huron moiety and their rule did not extend beyond the Kingdom of Cuzco. Their origins are tied to the mythical establishment of Cuzco and are shrouded in later foundation myth. The dynasty was supposedly founded by Manco Capac, considered the son of the sun god.

The Ending of the Inca Empire

1572

The spanish executed the last of the Inca Emperors. This was the 13th and last emperor of the Inca. Tupac Amaru signaled the end of the Inca Empire. This was the last year that the Inca Empire would still be around.