How did 168 conquistadors take down the Inca empire?

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• Episode: How did 168 conquistadors take down the Inca empire?
• Website: Stuff You Should Know
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• Duration: 00:43:32
• Published: 2013-08-29 16:50

Just before Francisco Pizarro arrived in South American in 1532, the Inca empire covered 350,000 square miles and boasted a million inhabitants. Yet Pizarro managed to take down this vast, powerful and advanced bureaucracy with only 168 men. Find out how and learn about the Inca on this episode.