How did 168 conquistadors take down the Incan empire?
Posted by staff / August 25, 2010
In less than 200 years, the Inca built an empire stretching 2,500 miles. But a Spanish conquistador and 167 other men brought them down. They couldn’t possibly have taken on a whole empire and won — could they?
To understand how 168 men destroyed an empire of more than 1 million, we first have to understand what the Incan civilization was like. Read on to learn more.
Full article at HowStuffWorks.com.
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