Huascar

Huascar

Huascar full name is “Inti Cusi Huallpa Huascar” (means Sun of Joy). Huascar died in 1532 in Cajamarca, Peru. He was an Inca Chieftain, the legitimate hair to the Inca empire, who lost his inheritance and his life in battle with his younger half brother, Atahualpa, who in return was defeated and executed by the Spanish, under Francisco Pizarro rule. Huascar succeeded his father, Huayna Capac in 1525 but was only given part of the empire known as Cusco. Atahualpa was left with about one fifth of the empire known as Quito. Atahualpa originally agreed to the division but soon began to hate the limits upon his power and started an armed rebellion. Huascar lead his troops north to minimize the threat of his power but Atahualpa was continuously victorious. Huascar left Cusco with what was left of his army but was stopped and forced to watch the murder of his family, friends and supporters. He was then taken to Atahualpa’s home in Cajamarca, this was the state of the affairs when Francisco Pizarro arrived in 1532. After the Spanish succeeded in taking Cajamarca, Atahualpa was scared that Pizarro might return Huascar to power so he commanded for his brother to be killed.