Last Inca: Túpac Amaru

Tupac Amaru, the last Sapa Inca of Vilcabamba ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).

1572 Jan 1

Last Inca: Túpac Amaru

Cuzco, Peru

Francisco Toledo, the new Viceroy of Peru (Pizarro had been assassinated by rival Spaniards in 1541), declares war on Vilcabamba. The independent state is sacked and the last Sapa Inca, Túpac Amaru, is captured. The Spaniards take Túpac Amaru to Cusco, where he is beheaded in a public execution. The fall of the Inca Empire is complete.

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Last Inca: Túpac Amaru