The Fall of the Incas: Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuHzF3vbHE9MXTPlgmc9XxQf&si=5US2P5K2ReR9ibf7 Follow the complete story of the rise, conflict, and collapse of the Inca Empire through the full episode series below: Episode 1: https://youtu.be/soJt4dzOeD0 Episode 2 :https://youtu.be/ajLfreJos20 Episode 3 :https://youtu.be/v7oBKxeBb8Y Episode 4 :https://youtu.be/bpcHrsJqIxA Episode 5: https://youtu.be/9uUkzyC1oww Episode 6 :https://youtu.be/esgjrcwWg2Y How did the Spanish conquistadors under Francisco Pizarro take advantage of the Incan civil War? Were they able to discover the glorious city of Cusco, with all of its riches? And, what terrible brutalities did they commit along the way…? Join Dominic and Tom, as they discuss the next dramatic phase of the Spaniards conquest of the Incas, as the violence escalates and the city of gold prepares to fall… This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek & Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley 0:00 The greatest gold heist ever & the riches of Cusco 1:11 After Atahualpa: the Spaniards choose sides and install a puppet Inca 5:28 Spain hears the rumours: Peru becomes the new gold magnet 7:00 Could the Incas have survived? Terrain, weapons, and disease 8:43 The brutal march to Cusco (1533) 12:47 The puppet emperor dies: a leadership vacuum opens 16:02 Manco Inca arrives and the Spaniards tighten control 19:37 Entering Cusco: the city, its palaces, and the Inca mummies 25:10 The Temple of the Sun: gold, relics, and the “missing” sun image 28:28 Manco crowned: coronation, the Spanish “Requirement,” and public rituals 32:19 The royal hunt: mass slaughter as a show of power 34:14 anthropic 35:22 Back in Cusco (1534): melting down the treasure and “gold lust” 38:46 Strategy: securing the empire’s north (Ecuador) 40:54 Rumiñawi’s takeover and the human drum story 43:23 Pedro de Alvarado arrives: rival Spaniards race for Quito 48:29 The huge battle near Chimborazo/Teocajas and the capture of Quito 50:41 Quito destroyed; atrocities and the hunt for the missing treasure 52:15 Alvarado’s disaster march and humiliating exit 55:11 Kiskis’s end; Rumiñawi captured and executed 58:24 Back in Cusco: Spanish rule hardens, land grabs, and encomiendas