By Catharine Hamm | Los Angeles Times Travel Editor
44. In November 1530, Francisco Pizaro and Atahulpa, the Incan ruler, were to meet in Cajamarca, an Incan city in northern Peru. Pizaro told Atahualpa to give hiself to Christ and the Spanards, and when he refused, Pizaro decided to attack.
from the history of Cusco...
On their third voyage south, Francisco Pizaro landed near modern day Piura on the northern coast of Peru near the boarder of Ecuador. Herando de Soto was dispatched to explore the new lands within a few days he returned with an envoy from Atahulpa himself along with some presents with the invitation for a meeting with the strangers.
A Spanish group of less than 200 set out for Cajamarca where Atahulpa was resting after the lengthy war with his brother. The Spanish arrived and laid a trap. The Incas who were camped near a hill by the hot springs were requested to meet Pizaro in town the following day. Arriving late the following afternoon Atahulpa was met by a friar who he refused to accept Catholicism the Spanish sprang the trap. The meager Spanish forces defeated the some 80,000 Incas, and captured Atahulpa.
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