Battle Of Cajamarca Research Paper

The ‘Battle’ of Cajamarca was arguably the most important army operation of Spain’s conquest of Peru. Atahualpa had purposefully lured the Spanish into the heart of his empire, where he was confident he could call upon massive forces to surround and crush them if necessary. Unbeknownst to Atahualpa, Pizarro had designed a scheme for his soldiers to carry out: he would draw out the emperor and then capture him amidst his own troops, which would deal a heavy blow to the Incas. Pizarro invited Atahualpa to a meeting at Cajamarca, with 106 infantrymen armed with arquebuses, 62 cavalrymen, and four small cannons hidden within alleyways that opened into an open square in the town. Before the battle, Friar Vincente de Valverde approached Atahualpa,