The Fall of the Incas: Empire of Gold (TRIH eps 644-649)
1532 · Resource
Why was the Spanish conquest of the Incas one of the most pivotal moments in world history? Who was Francisco Pizarro, the buccaneer behind this bloody event? And, what was the glittering Incan Empire like? Join Dominic and Tom, as they launch into a tale of horror, adventure, and terrible violence, which would see a mighty civilisation brought to its knees by alien invaders. As Pizarro and his Spaniards close in on the heart of the Incan Empire, would they survive their first encounter…...
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Around 1532
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
- The Reformation (1517)
- French Wars of Religion (1562)
- Eighty Years' War / Dutch Revolt (1568)
- English Reformation (1533)
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation (1519)
- Spanish Reconquista last campaign (1482)
- Columbus reaches the Americas (1492)
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)