I wrote my first essay ever on him

educate me on him

was he the el dorado guy

I read about Cortes' expedition last year

he conquered the inca empire

peru

held the emperor "sapa inca" hostage

and bribed the whole country

killed the emperor

and then conquered the country

lmao only an emperor could do that

literally find some mfs and hold their emperor hostage with a dozen men

just the boys

aryan field trip

as much as pizzaro was based, conquering the incas wasn't nearly as difficult as it seems

since it had been in decline for centuries prior

the incas were quite powerful

and were able to field a large organized army

they were, but prior to Pizzaro's arrival they were in decline

also a mountain people

that could travel rapidly through the mountains

Didn't Pizzaro cause a huge civil war when he held the emperor hostage

because all of his sons claimed succession

it might have been with the aztecs I don't remember completely

168 vs 100,000

pretty crazy odds

over 7 mil deaths

remember europeans had nearly every advantage against them apart from armour and cavalry

most disease obv.

obviously the europeans had an advantage

not really

but the natives almost overpowered them

1500s gunpowder weapons were extremely difficult to use

literally surrounded, and saved by sheer genius alone

yeah these dudes were trekking around with a couple buddies and royal observers lmao

the europeans still had many advantages

literally aryan field trips

and used them fully

and the aztecs were very good for a Mesomerican civilization in combat

they were using matchlock muskets in the age of pike and shot combat