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Four years later a vast Incan army rises up in revolt and attempt to overthrow the Spanish. It is probably this rebellion that resulted in the mass burials that were uncovered. It seems that despite the overwhelming odds, the Spanish hacked its way through the troops by using steel and horses to kill the Incan general. New forensics, though, give a different view of the battle. It seems that most of the wounds on the dead Incas (of 70 deaths, only 3 were killed by bullets), were from Incan maces and other weapons. There was probably no "great" siege, but a few Spanish protected by Indian mercenaries.

What this really says is that it is likely that the Spanish were rather cowardly and only able to succeed in Peru (likely in Mexico, too), because of an alliance with other India tribes, a fact...

In fact, what was really amazing is that it is because of Pizarro's concubine (the daughter of the anti-Incan Chieftain) who sent word to her parents that she needed an army to protect Lima. The Incan Army saw that it was now hopeless, and were massacred by other Indians.
This causes one to wonder how much more of history has been written incorrectly; designed specifically to make the victory (usually Europeans) look more positive; and the native cultures (since they were not Christian), in a poor light. The other irony was that without European disease, it is also unlikely that the Spanish would have been successful. Clearly, as forensic science improves, it is likely that history in a number of areas will be rewritten -- probably not like we…

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