Siege of Cuzco

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The Siege of Cuzco was a major 1536–1537 Inca uprising against Spanish rule in the former imperial capital, marking one of the most significant and protracted battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire.

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Siege of Cusco 1
siege of Cusco (1536) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca uprising
battle
siege
aftermath Manco Inca withdrawal to Vilcabamba
consolidation of Spanish control over Cuzco
belligerentSide Inca forces
surface form: Inca Empire loyalists

Spanish Empire
combatant Inca forces
Inca rebels
Spanish colonial forces
Spanish conquistadors
commander Gonzalo Pizarro
Hernando Pizarro
Juan Pizarro
Manco Inca Yupanqui
conflictIn Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
endDate 1537
hasCause Inca resistance to Spanish rule
Spanish seizure of Inca lands and wealth
execution of Atahualpa
historicalPeriod 16th century
historicalRegion Viceroyalty of Peru
surface form: Viceroyalty of Peru (later)
involves Inca warriors
Spanish cavalry
siege warfare
location Cusco
Cusco
surface form: Cuzco

Peru
former capital of the Inca Empire
partOf Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest of Peru
relatedTo Manco Inca Yupanqui
Pizarro brothers
result Spanish victory
failure of Inca attempt to retake Cuzco
significance major Inca uprising against Spanish rule
one of the most significant battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire
protracted urban siege in the Andes
startDate 1536
year 1536
1537

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Manco Inca Yupanqui foughtIn Siege of Cuzco
this entity surface form: Siege of Cusco
Manco Inca Yupanqui notableFor Siege of Cuzco
this entity surface form: siege of Cusco (1536)