Tom Holland
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He goes up into the mountains and he comes out on the high moors of southern Ecuador.
And he's picked up a load of native supporters called the Cañari.
The Cañari had always hated the Incas.
Atahualpa had been really cruel to them.
They basically can't wait to have a crack at Quito.
They can't stand Quito.
What about the Huanca?
The Huanca are out of the picture now, Tom.
They're not part of it?
No, they're not part of it.
So they advance towards Quito, and they get to the shadow of Mount Chimborazo.
That is so fantasy story, isn't it?
And at the hamlet of Teocajas, in the shadow of this mountain, this bloke, Ruminyawi, is waiting for them.
With his drum.
With his huge drum and his massive army.
Do you know, I reckon that Alvarado would, I mean, he'd find that a bloody good laugh.
With a drum?
Yeah.
You really would.
Anyway, this battle, right?