What the records say
- When
- 16 May 1536 – 28 Apr 1537
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 13.52° S, 71.98° W
- Description
- 1536–1537 siege in South America
Siege of Cusco
1536–37 attempt by the Incan Empire to retake Cuzco from Spanish conquistadores
The 10-month siege of Cusco by the Incan army under the command of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui started on 6 May 1536 and ended in March 1537. The city was held by a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro. The Incans hoped to restore their empire (1438–1533) with this action, but it was ultimately unsuccessful.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Incan emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, having on April 18 escaped from imprisonment in Cuzco, begins his revolt against his captors”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Cusco durch die Inka unter Manco Cápac II. beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page