Episode 3 of 3
Execution of Túpac Amaru
- When
- September 24, 1572
- Where
- Cusco
- Part of
- Conquest of Vilcabamba
Túpac Amaru was captured, tried, and beheaded in Cusco on September 24, 1572, ending Inca political authority.
Following the fall of Vilcabamba, Spanish forces pursued the last Inca monarch. After a brief trial, he was publicly executed in the Plaza de Armas of Cusco, signaling the final end of the Inca Empire's independent existence.
Sources
- Vilcabamba, Peru Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
- Francisco de Toledo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
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