12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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The People of Tumbez Received Pizarro and His Men Politely and Graciously
The people of tumbez gave pizarro two boys, whom he took with him back to panama and taught to speak spanish. Everywhere he went, the people told him that they were part of a great empire whose capital lay far up in the high mountains. They told him stories of the glittering city of gold where the great emperor atawalpa ruled. Pizarro now felt that he had evidence enough to confirm the rumors, but his tiny force had no hope of making anything of his discovery. He returned to panama and began to prepare for another final voyage. And all this was very convenient for pizarro and played directly into his plans.
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