Summary Michael Wood follows ancient footpaths through the Andes as he recalls "The Conquest of the Incas" by the Pizarro brothers in 1532-33. The empire they conquered, which stretched for 1000 miles from Ecuador to Chile, was "unknown to the whole world" until Francisco Pizarro first visited it in 1527. Five years later he returned with horses and guns. What followed, as Wood quotes one conquistador as recalling, "was the most despicable thing we ever did in the Americas."
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Michael Wood Andreas Birnbaum Peter Bieringer Nikolai Huebner
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jun 17, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Production companies : Maya Vision International
Summary Michael Wood follows ancient footpaths through the Andes as he recalls "The Conquest of the Incas" by the Pizarro brothers in 1532-33. The empire they conquered, which stretched for 1000 miles from Ecuador to Chile, was "unknown to the whole world" until Francisco Pizarro first visited it in 1527. Five years later he returned with horses and guns. What followed, as Wood quotes one conquistador as recalling, "was the most despicable thing we ever did in the Americas."
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Jun 17, 2008
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Production companies : Maya Vision International
