The Inca's my ancestors ruled from Chile to Quito, treating their vassals as their own children.

They did not steal and killed only when it served justice. They kept

order and reason in the provinces. But now the bearded ones have entered our land. They

preach one thing and do another. They have no fear of God and no shame. They treat us like

dogs. Their greed is such that there is no temple they have not

plundered. In fact, if all the snow turned to gold and silver it would not satisfy them.

They keep our sisters as their concubines behaving like animals. They want to divide up all the provinces, giving one to each

so that they can loot them. Their goal is to see us so downtrodden, so enslaved, that we will be

fit only to find them precious medals, and to give them our women. Which Spaniard have we injured?

That they should make such cruel war on us

with these horses and weapons of iron.

I believe it would not be just or honourable for us to consent to this.

So let us strive with all our might to kill these cruel enemies or die in the attempt.

So that was Manco, Emperor of the Inca's, addressing a secret gathering of his kinsmen and supporters in Kusko in the autumn of 1535, offering a perspective there on Spanish rule that you have to say, I mean, is not unjustified,

perhaps slightly whitewashing the amiability of the Incan regime, but, you know, needs must.

And we are three years now into the conquest of the Inca's. And now, Dominic, you have written,

the story is approaching its thrilling climax. I mean,

it's probably not that thrilling for the Inkers, is it? No, it's not that thrilling. Big spoiler alert.

Lots of people are going to die in the next two episodes. I mean, that's the nature of history,

but they die in exciting ways in these episodes. So that makes it particularly thrilling.

Along with some beard shaving and

guava fruit throwing which is an unexpected angle yes definitely look forward to the throwing of guava

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