Francisco Pizarro

A few years after Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire another explorer named Francisco Pizarro discovered another wealthy empire in Peru known as the Inca Empire.

Pizarro was able to capture the Incan King, Atahualpa, and hold him ransom. After the Incas paid Pizarro a ransom for the release of their leader, Pizarro had Atahualpa put to death, along with other top leaders in the Incan Government. The result was that the Incan Empire also fell.