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: 00:43:22
• 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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com