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Atahualpa
He had just won a civil war for control of the largest empire in the Americas when a small group of Spanish strangers arrived and captured him at dinner.
1500â1533
Life Journey
Power won in war and lost in encounter
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c. 1500
Birth in Empire
Atahualpa was born into the ruling family of the Inca Empire, growing up within a powerful and expanding Andean state.
