646. The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (Part 3)
The episode recounts the dramatic and tragic story of Atahualpa, the Inca emperor, who was captured by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and offered a vast ransom of gold and silver in exchange for his freedom—a promise ultimately broken when he was executed despite fulfilling the te
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