The Conquest of the Incas
The Conquest of the Incas
Author: John Hemming
Desc: On 25 September 1513 a force of weary Spanish explorers cut through the forests of Panama and were confronted by an ocean: the Mar del Sur or the Pacific Ocean. Six years later the Spaniards had established the town of Panama as a base from which to explore and exploit this unknown sea. It was the threshold of a vast expansion. The Conquest of the Incas John Hemming's masterly and highly acclaimed account of one of the most exciting conquests known to history has never been surpassed. From the first small band of Spanish adventurers to enter the mighty Inca empire to the execution of the last Inca forty years later it is the story of bloodshed infamy rebellion and extermination told as convincingly as if it happened yesterday.