The Conquest of the Incas

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."

S1.E2 ∙ The Conquest of the Incas

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Michael Wood Andreas Birnbaum Peter Bieringer Nikolai Huebner

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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."

Details

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

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SKG: Death Row Records - Thru My Eyez (Documentary)

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