Answer:
When the Inca leader Atahualpa first met the Spanish, a series of events occurred that ultimately led to the fall of the Inca Empire.
In November 1532, a group of Spanish conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro arrived in the Inca Empire in what is now Peru. The Inca Empire was one of the most powerful and advanced civilizations in the Americas at the time, with a population of around 12 million people.
When the Spanish arrived, Atahualpa was the Inca ruler, who was staying in the city of Cajamarca. Atahualpa sent out a delegation to meet the Spanish, but Pizarro and his men ambushed and captured Atahualpa and his entourage. Atahualpa was held for ransom and Pizarro demanded a room filled with gold and silver as a ransom for his release.
Atahualpa agreed to the ransom, and the Incas delivered a large quantity of gold and silver, but Pizarro did not release him. Instead, Pizarro accused Atahualpa of plotting against him and put him on trial. Atahualpa was convicted and executed by strangulation in July 1533.
The Spanish used the ransom to fund their conquest of the Inca Empire, which was relatively easy due to the lack of unity among the Incas and the fact that the empire was in the middle of a civil war between Atahualpa and his half-brother Huascar.
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