Pizarro was kind enough to have Atahualpa garroted instead. A Spanish friar intervened on behalf of the condemned man, as Atahualpa believed that if he was burned his soul would not move on to the afterlife. Pizarro staged a mock trial and then condemned Atahualpa to execution by burning. The last leader of the Inca was Atahualpa. Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro discovered the Incas in 1526, marking the beginning of the end for an ancient civilization that was to be ravaged by brutal Spanish colonists and by imported smallpox. Lima is home to the oldest university in all of the Americas, as San Marco University was founded in 1551 during the days of Spanish colonial rule. He chose this name because the decision to found the city was made on January 6th, the feast of the Epiphany that commemorates the visit of the three kings to Jesus in Bethlehem. It was founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, who named it “la Ciudad de los Reyes” (the City of Kings). 17 City where the conquistador Pizarro was assassinated : LIMA For example, the most smog-plagued city in Latin America is Mexico City, which is located in a highland “bowl” that traps industrial and vehicle pollution. Several cities around the world have a reputation of being particularly smoggy. The term was first used to describe the air around London in the early 1900s. “Smog” is a portmanteau formed by melding “smoke” and “fog”. 16 Notices that trouble is in the air? : SMOG ALERTS It was an illegal jump, with all five jumpers getting arrested soon after “hitting” the ground. The first bungee jump using the modern latex cord was from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England.

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