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	[[File:Atahualpa seizure.jpg\|thumb\|alt=18th or 19th century engraving showing the capture of Atahualpa\|The seizure of Atahualpa at Cajamarca, engraving by Pierre Duflos (1742–1816)]]		[[File:Atahualpa seizure.jpg\|thumb\|alt=18th or 19th century engraving showing the capture of Atahualpa\|''The seizure of Atahualpa at Cajamarca'', engraving by Pierre Duflos (1742–1816)]]

	With royal permission from Charles V of Spain, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro (c. 1471–1541) set out to conquer and govern Peru in January 1531. On November 16, 1532, he met the army of Incan Emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca, Peru. When Atahualpa refused to acknowledge the supremacy of the Spanish king and the Christian religion, Pizarro ordered an attack and the emperor was taken prisoner. Atahualpa bargained for his life by promising to fill the large room in which he was held, twice with silver and once with gold.		With royal permission from Charles V of Spain, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro (c. 1471–1541) set out to conquer and govern Peru in January 1531. On November 16, 1532, he met the army of Incan Emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca, Peru. When Atahualpa refused to acknowledge the supremacy of the Spanish king and the Christian religion, Pizarro ordered an attack and the emperor was taken prisoner. Atahualpa bargained for his life by promising to fill the large room in which he was held, twice with silver and once with gold.