THE INCA CIVIL WAR AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPANISH POWER IN PERU

Abstract

To understand what was involved in establishing Spanish power in Peru, one must compare the official dispatches sent to Spain by Pizarro with the unofficial accounts of other Spaniards who were present. The political turmoil caused by the death of Huayna Capac provided the material Pizarro needed to acquire control. By lying and manipulation he engineered the murder of Atau Huallpa and the naming of one of his own allies as Inca. Contrary to common belief, the Spaniards did not conquer the Inca Empire by force, but rather seized it through subversion and treachery.

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