12. The Inca - Cities in the Cloud
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Atawalpa - A True Relation of the Conquest of Peru
Atawalpa was a fierce and tenacious battlefield commander who the battle hardened troops that had been fighting in the jungle war in the north. Ignoring his older brother, waskar's claim to the throne, he declared himself the rightful ruler of the northern region of quito. The inca empire had now effectively been divided in two. And a tenth stale mate emerged that would last for five years.
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