Battle of Mount Chimborazo

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Battle of Mount Chimborazo
Part of the Spanish invasion of the Inca Empire
Date 1534 Location Central part of modern-day Ecuador Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
remnants of Inca Empire	spanish forces
Commanders
Rumiñahui	Sebastián de Benalcázar
Strength
unknown	unknown

[edit] Prelude

Pizarro had toppled the Inca Empire, captured its Emperor Atahualpa and demanded a room of gold and two rooms with silver, he got the treasure but still executed Atahualpa. Hearing of this Rumiñahui took his forces towards the Northern Inca Capital of Quito, where it's believed he buried the gold then he heard that the Spanish forces were marching towards Ecuador to capture him. So he decided to burn Quito to the ground to take the glory away from the Spanish of taking the city, then he took the Sun Virgins and killed them to preserve their purity. Then he prepared his army for the battle.

[edit] The Battle

Francisco Pizarro sent his lieutenant Sebastián de Benalcázar to capture Rumiñahui, take the gold as well as the city of Quito. While in Ecuador, Rumiñahui rallied his forces and marched them south. Both forces met at the valley of Mount Chimborazo. Neither the Spanish or the Incas had the upper hand at the beginning but then Rumiñahui's army started beating the Spanish back even though the Spanish possessed guns and cannons, Benalcázar was about to retreat so he wouldn't have a lot of casualties, but then the volcano erupted so the Incas saw it as an omen from the gods so they started to run away. This battle was the last stand of the Incas before the fall of the Empire. Eventually Rumiñahui was captured and tortured so he would reveal where the gold was hidden he never said a word so eventually he died and the Spanish never found the treasure.