
12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Pizarro's Manco Inca
Pizarro's uncle, atawalpa, was garotted on a pole in the middle of the square. The spanish never made any attempt to fortify the city against the supposed attack or to prepare themselves for battle. Manco inca yapanqui took refuge in the andes, which is a land of enormous, rugged mountains with very bad passes,. Pizarro's cousin pedro recalls the audacity of this rebellion.
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