Tom Holland

They thought they'd won the civil war, you know, a year ago or whatever.

And now they've got home to find that these weird bearded men have basically killed everybody and seized their own city.

They're distraught.

And they go to Quisquis and they say to him, you know, look, general, go and ask the Spanish for peace.

Quote, they are invincible.

And Kiskes says, you cowards, I would rather starve in the wilds than bend the knee and surrender my country.

He reminds me of Charles de Gaulle.

And is he similarly successful?

Does he emerge as the leader of a proud and independent Incan state?

No.

But when he says that, his officers take out their clubs and they bludgeon him to death.

So that's the end of him.

John Hemming says it was a tragic end for one of the empire's finest generals who passionately resented the menace and humiliation of the conquest.

So I feel sorry for him.

He didn't turn anyone into a musical instrument.

He led his men with great valor.

He wouldn't surrender.

And he ended up on the wrong side of a club.

And that's sad.

Okay.