Over the past years all sorts of wars have been won by many different ways. Some by who's running the show, some by who's fighting. The war against the Spanish and the Incas was won by the Spanish. They won because of the advantages the Spaniards had, things like better weapons, and animals. The things they had came with a benefit, like the weapons being steel they lasted longer and the animals being horses to make their travels easier and also a distraction to the Incas. Pizarro the Spanish governor was able to defeat the Incas by capturing the Incan emperor. Also by having superior weapons to fight with, and using different objects to scare the Incas.
Kidnapping is one bad way that people try to solve problems. Pizarro kidnapped the Incan emperor Atahualpa, for many reasons. One was to receive a high payment for the emperor’s return. Jared Diamond says “Pizarro proceeded to hold his prisoner for eight months, while extracting history’s largest ransom..(68)” Pizarro is looking for a large payment before he releases the emperor. Another reason that Pizarro captured Atahualpa was for an easier victory. Jared also states “..the capture made the conquest quicker and infinitely easier.(68)” t the Incans were willing to give the payment …show more content…
Once you scare them they become confused and not sure of what their next move is going to be. The Spaniards rode into the area where the Incas were mounted on their horses throwing the Incas view off, since they have never seen such alarming animals before. The Spaniards also used other objects to startle the Incas. Jared mentions the things they used like “The booming of the guns, the blowing of the trumpets, and the rattles on the horses on the horses threw the Indians into panicked confusion.(72)” With all these distractions going on all at once it must have been hard for the Incas to focus on the war, making it very easy for the Spanish to