Atahualpa vs Hernán Cortés
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Compare the life timelines of Atahualpa (1502–1533) and Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1502 to 1533.
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Atahualpa (1502–1533)
- — Born a son of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac Verified
- — Accompanied his father on campaigns in the northern empire
- — Death of Huayna Capac left the succession divided Verified
- — Fought the Inca civil war against his half-brother Huáscar Verified
- — Won the civil war after his generals captured Huáscar Verified
- — Offered and paid an enormous ransom of gold and silver Verified
- — Captured by Francisco Pizarro's forces at Cajamarca Verified
- — Ordered the death of the captive Huáscar
- — Executed by the Spanish at Cajamarca Verified
Hernán Cortés (1485–1547)
- — Born in Medellín, Castile Verified
- — Studied at Salamanca Verified
- — Emigrated to Hispaniola Verified
- — Took part in the Spanish conquest of Cuba Verified
- — Led an expedition from Cuba to the Mexican mainland Verified
- — Entered Tenochtitlan and met Moctezuma II Verified
- — Driven from Tenochtitlan on La Noche Triste Verified
- — Captured Tenochtitlan, bringing down the Aztec Empire Verified
- — Named governor and captain-general of New Spain Verified
- — Created Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca Verified
- — Died at Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Seville Verified