Cusco

historic city of Peru, capital of the Department of Cusco

6 dated entries naming Cusco, drawn from 6 separate years between 700 CE and 1554 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 700The Wariʼ people invade and occupy the Cuzco Valley (modern Peru) in the southern highlands (approximate date).source

11th century

  • 1100The city of Cusco (modern Peru) is founded (approximate date).source

16th century

  • 1533November 15 – Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cusco, Peru.source
  • 1534Manco Inca Yupanqui is crowned as Sapa Inca in Cusco, Peru by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, in succession to his brother Túpac Huallpa (d. October 1533).source
  • 1538April 26 – Battle of Las Salinas: In Peru, Almagro is defeated by Francisco Pizarro, who then seizes Cusco.source
  • 1554October 8 – In Peru, an 11-month long rebellion by Francisco Hernández Girón is ended at the Battle of Pucará with the rebels defeated by the Viceroy of Peru near Cuzco.source

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