『The Spanish Plague That Toppled the Inca Empire』のカバーアート

The Spanish Plague That Toppled the Inca Empire

The Spanish Plague That Toppled the Inca Empire

無料で聴く

ポッドキャストの詳細を見る
Before Pizarro arrived in 1532, a deadly pathogen carried by enslaved Africans swept through the Andes from Mexico. This episode explores how the smallpox epidemic of 1527-1528 struck Tawantinsuyu with devastating precision, killing Emperor Huayna Capac and his designated heir Ninan Cuyupi during a time of peace. The resulting civil war between half-brothers Atahualpa and Huáscar fractured the empire just as the Spanish conquistadors made their first landfall. We examine primary accounts from chroniclers like Pedro Cieza de León and Juan de Betanzos to reconstruct the timeline of this biological catastrophe. By understanding the viral vector that traveled along pre-existing trade routes, we see how an invisible enemy weakened the state’s infrastructure and legitimacy before the first sword was drawn. This story shifts the focus from military conquest to epidemiological history, revealing the complex interplay of disease, politics, and power in early colonial South America. #SmallpoxEpidemic #HuaynaCapac #Tawantinsuyu #Atahualpa #Húascar #IncaCivilWar #PedroCiezaDeLeón #JuanDeBetanzos #NinanCuyupi #SpanishConquest #AndeanHistory #ColonialSouthAmerica #Epidemiology #IncaEmpire #ViceroyaltyOfPeru #Pizarro #IncaSuccession #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
まだレビューはありません