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To: Brumar89 who wrote (281021)	11/5/2013 10:37:22 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Of Christians and Incas The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas...Atahualpa stated that he was no one's vassal and asked where they got their authority. A popular but widely disputed[ by whom?] legend states that Valverde pointed to the Book saying that it contained God's word and handed it over to Atahualpa. Supposedly, when the Inca was presented with the Book he shook it close to his ear and asked "Why doesn't it speak to me?" Having literally never seen a book before, he then threw the unfamiliar object aside. Supposedly, this is what gave the Spanish a reason to attack, starting the Battle of Cajamarca on 16 November 1532. The long term effects of the arrival of the Spanish on the population of South America were simply catastrophic...It is estimated that parts of the empire, notably the Central Andes, suffered a population decline ratio of 58:1 during the years of 1520–1571. [12] Beyond the devastation of the local populations by disease, there was also considerable enslavement, pillaging and destruction from warfare. Thousands of women were taken from the local populations by the Spanish and used by conquistadors as personal vassals. As Pizarro and his men took over portions of South America they plundered and enslaved countless people. Another significant effect on the people in South America was the spread of Christianity. As Pizarro and the Spanish subdued the continent and brought it under their control, they forcefully converted many to Christianity, claiming to have educated them in the ways of the "one true religion." With the destruction of the local populations along with the capitulation of the Inca Empire, the Spanish missionary work after colonization began was able to continue unimpeded. It took just a generation for the entire continent to be under Christian influence. [2] ========================== So can we now blame the Christians? Or are you going to whitewash all of above?