6 moments

1. Disputed birth tradition in Cusco

   1502-01-01 · Cusco, Peru

   

   Pedro Cieza de León's account, one of several conflicting traditions about Atahualpa's origins, places his birth in Cusco. The source dates his birth only c. 1502, and his birthplace is disputed; this card records Cieza de León's Cusco tradition rather than a settled fact.

2. Based at Marcahuamachuco during advance toward Cusco

   1532-01-01 · Marcahuamachuco, La Libertad, Peru

   

   During the final phase of the civil war, Atahualpa maintained a base at Marcahuamachuco while advancing toward Cusco and consulted the oracle of Catequil. The year is supported by the surrounding 1532 civil-war chronology; the source does not give a more precise date.

3. Stayed at the Konoj hot springs before meeting Pizarro

   1532-11-15 · Baños del Inca (Konoj hot springs), Cajamarca, Peru

   

   As Pizarro's party arrived at Cajamarca, Atahualpa was encamped nearby with his army and was staying near the Konoj hot springs, now associated with Baños del Inca. Coordinates represent modern Baños del Inca; the precise location of the sixteenth-century building is uncertain.

4. Captured at the Battle of Cajamarca

   1532-11-16 · Cajamarca, Peru

   

   The seizure of Atahualpa at Cajamarca was the decisive Spanish ambush that placed the Inca ruler in Spanish custody. Coordinates are the battle-location point supplied by the cited source; the preceding card identifies the more specific plaza setting.

5. Entered Cajamarca and was captured in the Spanish ambush

   1532-11-16 · Plaza de Armas, Cajamarca, Peru

   

   Atahualpa entered Cajamarca in ceremonial procession to meet the Spaniards. Pizarro's concealed force attacked the retinue and captured him, beginning his captivity. The source establishes this as the day after Pizarro arrived on 15 November 1532; the coordinate represents the central plaza where the ambush occurred.

6. Execution at Cajamarca

   1533-07-26 · Cajamarca, Peru

   

   After months in Spanish captivity, Atahualpa was executed by garrote at Cajamarca following a Spanish trial and baptism. The article's lead contains an older conflicting August date, but its infobox and execution section give 26 July 1533; coordinates represent Cajamarca because the exact execution site is uncertain.