Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 5

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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The siege of Cusco continues while an army of 50,000 bears down on Francisco Pizarro in Lima. Meanwhile, Manco Inca is forced to make a major decision when Diego de Almagro makes his long awaited return from his failed campaign in Chile. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:54.5	Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast. Today is part five in Francisco Pizarro and the conquest of the
1:12.4	Inca Empire. Last time, we saw Diego de Almagro head off to Chile in search of fame and fortune,
1:19.6	followed by an uprising of the Inca led by Emperor Manco. The Inca nearly overran Cusco,
1:25.2	but in the end, the Spanish had survived after a bitter and
1:28.4	intense fight. One of the Pizarro brothers, Juan, had been killed, but the capture of the fortress
1:33.5	of Saxe Waman had eased the plight of the Spanish, although the situation was still perilous.
1:39.7	Meanwhile, an Inca army was on its way towards Lima to stop any reinforcements that might be sent
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