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Pizarro staged a horsemanship display where a horse charged at Attahualpa and his court, stopping inches from Attahualpa's face.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“uh the supper inca with his horses he sends one of his key lieutenants to put on a display of horsemanship and famously he charges right at the supper inca and all his his court and the horse stops just inches from from atahualpa's face snorting and breathing and atahualpa is absolutely stony faced and professes to be unimpressed and says i will meet with your master at a time of my choosing after the spaniards leave he has all of his court including his generals who flinched or showed”Play from 25:45Report a misattribution
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