Francisco Pizarro and his conquistadors captured the Inca Atahualpa in Cajamarca, Peru. Pizarro had set a trap for Atahualpa inviting him to a feast in the emperor’s honor and then had his men open fire on the unarmed Incas.
Atahualpa agreed to pay a large ransom of tons of gold and silver for his release. Although Atahualpa produced the ransom, the Spanish executed him anyway on July 26, 1533. More