Episode 171: Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca

In this episode of Half-Arsed History, learn the story behind Sapa Inca Atahualpa and the Massacre of Cajamarca, the defining moment in the collapse of the mighty Inca Empire.

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Image: Montero, Luis. The Funerals of Inca Atahualpa. 1867. Oil on canvas. Lima Art Museum, Lima, Peru. Via Wikimedia.

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