Atahualpa (d1553) last Inca emperor of Peru. Captured by Pizarro who, after extorting a huge ransom, put him to death for heresy (against Christianity). Copperplate engraving, 1686.

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Atahualpa (d1553) last Inca emperor of Peru. Captured by Pizarro who, after extorting a huge ransom, put him to death for heresy (against Christianity). Copperplate engraving, 1686.

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