Timothy Alberino

Pissarro knows that this is the king, this is the most critical piece on the board, right? He's not going to let Atahualpa go free, so he has him executed. And I should say, just as a side note, Atahualpa and Pissarro became very good friends. Pissarro wept at his execution, had him convert to Christianity so he could be strangled rather than burned at the stake, had him baptized.

Pissarro knows that this is the king, this is the most critical piece on the board, right? He's not going to let Atahualpa go free, so he has him executed. And I should say, just as a side note, Atahualpa and Pissarro became very good friends. Pissarro wept at his execution, had him convert to Christianity so he could be strangled rather than burned at the stake, had him baptized.

And then, this is where I'm connecting back to Cusco, the conquistadors begin their march back to Cusco, because they learned that Cusco was the capital, and that's where the real treasures of the Inca were, was in Cusco, specifically. Specifically, the epicenter of the Inca Empire was a temple of Inca culture. The epicenter of the culture of the empire was the temple called Coricancha.

And then, this is where I'm connecting back to Cusco, the conquistadors begin their march back to Cusco, because they learned that Cusco was the capital, and that's where the real treasures of the Inca were, was in Cusco, specifically. Specifically, the epicenter of the Inca Empire was a temple of Inca culture. The epicenter of the culture of the empire was the temple called Coricancha.

And then, this is where I'm connecting back to Cusco, the conquistadors begin their march back to Cusco, because they learned that Cusco was the capital, and that's where the real treasures of the Inca were, was in Cusco, specifically. Specifically, the epicenter of the Inca Empire was a temple of Inca culture. The epicenter of the culture of the empire was the temple called Coricancha.

That's a Quechuan word and it means the place of gold. Coricancha was absolutely laden with gold and silver. The walls were covered in plaques of gold. And they had at Cote Concha, they had a garden, a life-size garden with life-size depictions of different animals and people and plants, stalks of corn, and all casted in pure gold and silver. The whole thing, okay?

That's a Quechuan word and it means the place of gold. Coricancha was absolutely laden with gold and silver. The walls were covered in plaques of gold. And they had at Cote Concha, they had a garden, a life-size garden with life-size depictions of different animals and people and plants, stalks of corn, and all casted in pure gold and silver. The whole thing, okay?

That's a Quechuan word and it means the place of gold. Coricancha was absolutely laden with gold and silver. The walls were covered in plaques of gold. And they had at Cote Concha, they had a garden, a life-size garden with life-size depictions of different animals and people and plants, stalks of corn, and all casted in pure gold and silver. The whole thing, okay?

So the Spanish catch wind of this. So they're making a beeline for Cusco to capture the capital city. They already executed the king. Now they're gonna get the capital city and all the treasure. Well, the Inca priests Obviously, they know the Spaniards are coming, so what do they do? In the Corte Concha are the most important artifacts of the Inca Empire.

So the Spanish catch wind of this. So they're making a beeline for Cusco to capture the capital city. They already executed the king. Now they're gonna get the capital city and all the treasure. Well, the Inca priests Obviously, they know the Spaniards are coming, so what do they do? In the Corte Concha are the most important artifacts of the Inca Empire.

So the Spanish catch wind of this. So they're making a beeline for Cusco to capture the capital city. They already executed the king. Now they're gonna get the capital city and all the treasure. Well, the Inca priests Obviously, they know the Spaniards are coming, so what do they do? In the Corte Concha are the most important artifacts of the Inca Empire.

This is where the great golden sun, this artifact that was cast in the form of a sun, this is where that artifact was, and all kinds of... In fact, in the Corte Concha, they had the mummified remains of their previous Sapa Incas, previous Inca emperors.

This is where the great golden sun, this artifact that was cast in the form of a sun, this is where that artifact was, and all kinds of... In fact, in the Corte Concha, they had the mummified remains of their previous Sapa Incas, previous Inca emperors.

This is where the great golden sun, this artifact that was cast in the form of a sun, this is where that artifact was, and all kinds of... In fact, in the Corte Concha, they had the mummified remains of their previous Sapa Incas, previous Inca emperors.

And on the winter solstice, which is a time called the celebrated festival called Inti Raimi in Peru, they would parade the corpses of these past Inca kings around as if they were still alive, right? So this was this most sacred place in the Inca empire. The foundations of this temple are megalithic. They're made of green diorite.

And on the winter solstice, which is a time called the celebrated festival called Inti Raimi in Peru, they would parade the corpses of these past Inca kings around as if they were still alive, right? So this was this most sacred place in the Inca empire. The foundations of this temple are megalithic. They're made of green diorite.

And on the winter solstice, which is a time called the celebrated festival called Inti Raimi in Peru, they would parade the corpses of these past Inca kings around as if they were still alive, right? So this was this most sacred place in the Inca empire. The foundations of this temple are megalithic. They're made of green diorite.

But today, if you go to Coticancha, you'll see these exquisite andesite walls. that are built in a Cyclopean style. There's no, they're Cyclopean, which means there's no mortar between the joints. They're fitted precisely together. I'm not sure if those walls, if the walls inside of the temple were built by the Inca, probably, okay?

But today, if you go to Coticancha, you'll see these exquisite andesite walls. that are built in a Cyclopean style. There's no, they're Cyclopean, which means there's no mortar between the joints. They're fitted precisely together. I'm not sure if those walls, if the walls inside of the temple were built by the Inca, probably, okay?

But today, if you go to Coticancha, you'll see these exquisite andesite walls. that are built in a Cyclopean style. There's no, they're Cyclopean, which means there's no mortar between the joints. They're fitted precisely together. I'm not sure if those walls, if the walls inside of the temple were built by the Inca, probably, okay?