In Fiction
The conquest of the Incas is dramatized in Peter Shaffer's play The Royal Hunt of the Sun. In the play, Pizarro, Atahualpa, Valverde and other historical figures appear as characters.
The conquest is also used as a "starting point of the cat" the Matthew Reilly novel Temple, where the siege of Cuzco is used. Many historical figures are mentioned, and the (fictional) brother of Pizarro who is mentioned as the pursuer of the protagonist.
The Inca are featured in the third Campaign in Age of Empires 3, having a Lost City hidden in the Andes. The player has to make his/her way through a blizzard in the mountains before reaching a verdant valley containing the hidden Inca City. They are also in the Multiplayer, found primarily in the areas making up Chile and Argentina. They have spearmen, bola-throwers, and have (as upgrades), the great Inca road systems, cotton armor, and Chasquis messengers. This section of the Campaign is set after the conquest of the Inca, and the player has to fend off a separate attack similar to the Spanish Conquest.
The conquest is also parodied in the Simpsons TV series, in the chapter "Lost Verizon", written by John Frink.
Read more about this topic: Spanish Conquest Of The Inca Empire
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