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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Aaron Manke's Cabinet of Curiosities, a production of

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<v Speaker 1>iHeartRadio and Grimm and Mild.

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<v Speaker 2>Our world is full of the unexplainable, and if history

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<v Speaker 2>is an open book, all of these amazing tales are

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<v Speaker 2>right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosities. In fifteen ninety three,

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<v Speaker 2>Mexico City was somehow both old and new at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time. Built over the Aztec city Tenochtitlan, it was

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<v Speaker 2>the seat of power for what was known as New Spain,

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<v Speaker 2>the area encompassing much of North America. Back then, there

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<v Speaker 2>was no such country as the United States nor Mexico.

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<v Speaker 2>It was all an extension of the Spanish Empire into

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<v Speaker 2>the New World. At the center of Mexico City Lady

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<v Speaker 2>Plaza Mayor, a wide open plaza where the Viceroy's palace sat,

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<v Speaker 2>and on October twenty sixth, fifteen ninety three, palace guards

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<v Speaker 2>noticed an odd man wandering the plaza.

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<v Speaker 1>He looked dazed and uncertain. More oddly than that, though

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<v Speaker 1>he was wearing some kind of uniform, but not won

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<v Speaker 1>anyone in Mexico City recognized. The guards approached this man,

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<v Speaker 1>asking him who he was and where he came from.

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<v Speaker 1>The man introduced himself as gil Perez. He asked the

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<v Speaker 1>guards where he was, and they told him that he

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<v Speaker 1>was in Mexico City, and he seemed completely incredulous over

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<v Speaker 1>that news. When pressed to tell them where he came from,

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<v Speaker 1>all he would say is this. He was a guard

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<v Speaker 1>at the Governor's palace in Manila. He had dozed off

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<v Speaker 1>at his post, and when he opened his eyes, he

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<v Speaker 1>was here in Mexico City. The guards were stunned. Manila

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<v Speaker 1>was in the Philippines. This man had to be lying.

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<v Speaker 1>There was no way that he could have traveled across

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<v Speaker 1>the Pacific Ocean, almost nine thousand miles to reach them there,

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<v Speaker 1>all while unconscious. They seized him immediately and brought him

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<v Speaker 1>before the local officials of the Spanish Inquisition. And I

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<v Speaker 1>bet you weren't expecting that little turn of events, were you,

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<v Speaker 1>Because no one expects the Spanish Inquisition. And as you'd expect,

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<v Speaker 1>our friend gil Perez was interrogated, but he held fast

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<v Speaker 1>to his story. The more they questioned him, the more

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<v Speaker 1>he revealed about his duties back home in Manila. He

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<v Speaker 1>even told them that the day before his miraculous appearance

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<v Speaker 1>in Mexico City. The governor of the Philippines himself, Gomez

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<v Speaker 1>Perez Das Mouranus, had been killed by pirates at sea.

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<v Speaker 1>They were merely watching his palace until a new governor

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<v Speaker 1>could be appointed. Of course, this story didn't buy him

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<v Speaker 1>any credibility with the Viceroy of Mexico City. They had

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<v Speaker 1>heard no such story of the slain Philippine governor. He

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<v Speaker 1>was held in custody, presumed to be a deserter or

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<v Speaker 1>even a spy. But then something miraculous happened. In early

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen ninety four, several months after the man's unexpected appearance,

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<v Speaker 1>a galleon arrived in Mexico from the Philippines. The men

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<v Speaker 1>on board told the viceroy that the governor had been

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<v Speaker 1>killed back in October, the very same day that gil

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<v Speaker 1>Perez said he had. Even more fortunate for Perez, one

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<v Speaker 1>of the sailors said that he recognized the guard, having

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<v Speaker 1>seen him by the governor's palace on October twenty third.

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<v Speaker 1>As a result, the Spanish Inquisition had no choice but

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<v Speaker 1>to release Perez, who returned home to resume his position

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<v Speaker 1>under a new governor. We know little else about his

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<v Speaker 1>life after this, but his story has a life of

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<v Speaker 1>its own. The earliest version of this legend comes from

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen ninety eight in a historical account of the Spanish

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<v Speaker 1>conquest of the Philippines. Although the writer does not name

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<v Speaker 1>the guard, his version says that some form of witchcraft

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<v Speaker 1>teleported the man, But as the story has gotten told

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<v Speaker 1>and retold over time, it was opened up to more

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<v Speaker 1>possible interpretations, and the name of the guard himself, Gil Perez,

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<v Speaker 1>comes from a nineteen oh eight Harper's Magazine version of

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<v Speaker 1>the story. In the century plus since Folklora's, spiritualists and

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<v Speaker 1>hobbyists have all put forward their own theories for the

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<v Speaker 1>transported Spaniard. Everyone agrees, though, that Perez did not have

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<v Speaker 1>control over this ability himself. If he had been a

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<v Speaker 1>witch or sorcerer who transported himself, he probably wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>done it while dressed conspicuously in his work uniform. Never

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<v Speaker 1>mind the fact that if he did have control over

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<v Speaker 1>the ability, then he could have teleported himself out of

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<v Speaker 1>prison once he was caught in Mexico City. A recent

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<v Speaker 1>theory is that he fell through a rip in space time,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe he was even abducted by a Ufo, as

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<v Speaker 1>many Ufo abductees claimed to have lost large patches of

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<v Speaker 1>time and then wound up in wildly different places than

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<v Speaker 1>where they began from. Both of these theories rely on

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<v Speaker 1>wild speculation rather than any facts about the story, but

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<v Speaker 1>by this point most assumed that the story of gil Perez,

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<v Speaker 1>however intriguing it might be, is just an urban legend

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<v Speaker 1>rather than a fact. But one thing is for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>whoever this unlucky man was, if he existed at all,

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<v Speaker 1>he probably never fell asleep on the job ever. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>although they were brothers, Ada Hualpa and Wascar felt no

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<v Speaker 1>love for one another. Compassion wasn't exactly encouraged within the

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<v Speaker 1>Incan Empire, a brutal warrior led society that spanned half

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<v Speaker 1>of the west coast of South America. Ada Hulpa and

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<v Speaker 1>Wascar were princes, which made their father the king. But

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<v Speaker 1>the thing about the Inca line of succession was that

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<v Speaker 1>there was at one a king could pick whoever he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to follow him after his rule, and even stranger.

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<v Speaker 1>Inca nobles were expected to marry their sisters to keep

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<v Speaker 1>the bloodline pure, but at the same time were allowed

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<v Speaker 1>to have concubines with whom they could sire many children,

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<v Speaker 1>and so the king had over two hundred children with

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<v Speaker 1>as many as fifty wives. Wascar was born of a

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<v Speaker 1>sister wife, but Adawalpa's mother was likely a woman outside

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<v Speaker 1>of the family, and this alone was enough to create

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<v Speaker 1>animosity between the two men, and to make matters worse,

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<v Speaker 1>the king chose one of his other brothers as his successor.

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<v Speaker 1>As a consolation prize, he put Wascar in charge of Cusco,

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<v Speaker 1>the Inca capital, and he put Adawalpa in charge of

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<v Speaker 1>the army. This worked to keep the peace for a time.

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<v Speaker 1>Wascar became beloved by the people of Cuzco and learned

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<v Speaker 1>administration in the process, while Adawalpa earned the love of

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<v Speaker 1>the Inca generals and learned how to conduct a war. However,

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<v Speaker 1>tragedy struck in fifteen twenty seven when a strange plague

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<v Speaker 1>spread across the empire. The disease killed both the king

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<v Speaker 1>and his chosen successor, and this was the worst possible

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<v Speaker 1>outcome because now there was no clear indication of who

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<v Speaker 1>should inherit the throne. So it wasn't a surprise when

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<v Speaker 1>Wascar sent the troops under his command at Cusco north

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<v Speaker 1>to attack Ottawalpa, where he was stationed in the region

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<v Speaker 1>of Quito. But these troops were no match for Otdawalpa

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<v Speaker 1>and his generals. They routed the opposing army with ease,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Adawalpa sent his general self to conquer Cusco.

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<v Speaker 1>As they went, they massacred much of the population that

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<v Speaker 1>was loyal to Wascar. When they arrived at Cusco, they

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<v Speaker 1>stormed the city and took Wascar prisoner. Adawalpa was very

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<v Speaker 1>pleased with himself. He had proven once and for all

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<v Speaker 1>that he was the strongest brother. But the deranged military

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<v Speaker 1>king was about to find himself on the receiving end

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<v Speaker 1>of some cosmic justice. That mysterious plague that had killed

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<v Speaker 1>his father was smallpox, and it was spread by the

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<v Speaker 1>Spanish conquistadors making their way across South America. When they

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<v Speaker 1>arrived in the Inca Empire, they wasted no time in

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<v Speaker 1>taking Adawalpa prisoner. This was easy to do. They simply

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<v Speaker 1>surrounded Atdawalpa's army encampment and sent emissaries to speak with

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<v Speaker 1>him under the banner of peace. When Adawalpa refused to

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<v Speaker 1>accept the authority of the Spanish crown and the Catholic Church.

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<v Speaker 1>They ambushed his camp and killed his men. Adawalpa then

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<v Speaker 1>tried to bribe the Spanish. While he was in captivity.

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<v Speaker 1>He sent his generals to collect all the silver and

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<v Speaker 1>gold they could from the empire to trade for his release.

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<v Speaker 1>He also gave one last horrible order. He commanded that

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<v Speaker 1>his general's murder Wascar, who was still being held prisoner

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<v Speaker 1>in Cusco, and they carried out his order with glee.

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<v Speaker 1>Wascar and every one of his wives and descendants were slaughtered.

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<v Speaker 1>The streets of Cuzco were filled with the screams of

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<v Speaker 1>the victims. It was cruel, but Adawalpa didn't want to

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<v Speaker 1>leave any chance for the Spanish to find and free

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<v Speaker 1>his brother. He wanted to make sure that he was

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<v Speaker 1>the only Inca king that they could negotiate with. And meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>his generals were doing everything they could to round up

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<v Speaker 1>enough gold and silver for his ransom. They confiscated and

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<v Speaker 1>melted down every piece available in the empire. But all

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<v Speaker 1>of this mass mobilization made the Spanish nervous. They saw

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<v Speaker 1>how many generals were loyal to Adawalpa and how big

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<v Speaker 1>their armies were. If they were capable of collecting all

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<v Speaker 1>the gold and silver in the empire, what else were

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<v Speaker 1>they capable of speaking with some of the native peoples.

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<v Speaker 1>They learned of Adawalpa's conquests and how he had massacred

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<v Speaker 1>all who opposed him. They thought that it was only

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<v Speaker 1>a matter of time before the Inca armies would march

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<v Speaker 1>to free their king. Not even giving them the chance,

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<v Speaker 1>the Spanish abruptly executed Adawalpa in fifteen thirty three. His

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<v Speaker 1>remaining generals immediately rebelled, trying to salvage the empire and

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<v Speaker 1>keep it out of Spanish hands, but they were fragmented

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<v Speaker 1>without a leader. The Spanish marched on Cuzco and took

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<v Speaker 1>the gold and silver for themselves. They easily defeated any

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<v Speaker 1>resistance that was left within the empire. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>curious case of a quarrel between two brothers leading to

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<v Speaker 1>neither of them getting what they wanted. Perhaps the empire

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<v Speaker 1>was doomed regardless, but also perhaps if the two brothers

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<v Speaker 1>could have learned to rule together, they might have saved

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<v Speaker 1>an entire kingdom. I hope you enjoyed today's guided tour

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<v Speaker 1>through the Cabinet of Curiosities. This show was created by

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<v Speaker 1>me Aaron Mankey in partnership with iHeart Podcasts, researched and

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