Tom Holland

So they haven't converted to Christianity?

No.

And actually, the Spaniards, it's really interesting, actually, this story.

A little bit different from the conquest of Mexico.

They don't really make that much effort.

to impose Christianity and to stamp out the local cults and whatnot at this stage.

I think probably because they're so heavily outnumbered and they know it would be madness to even try.

It's all about the gold.

There's a big difference.

Because remember in the conquest of the Aztecs, the Spaniards are always kind of going into temples and being rude about the local idols and stuff.

Well, also there was human sacrifice going on.

And I think that that possibly intensifies the sense of cultural difference.

Yes.

Maybe, yeah.

They're not fans of cultural difference, are they, the Spaniards, by and large?

And actually to the local chiefs after the coronation service, you can see that they think basically the natural order now has been restored.

Huascar's family are back in charge.

His brother is the new emperor.

Yes, he's got these weird foreign mercenaries who are working for him.

But you can see how they could sell that across the empire.