Pre-conquest
About the birthplace of Atahualpa there are many versions. Most chroniclers suggest he was born in Quito.
Quizquiz, along with Chalkuchimac and Rumiñahui, were Atahualpa's leading generals. In April 1532, along with his companions, Quizquiz led the armies of Atahualpa to victory in the battles of Mullihambato, Chimborazo and Quipaipan, where he, along with Chalkuchimac defeated and captured Huáscar and promptly killed his family, seizing capital Cuzco.
The final battle between the warring brothers took place at the Battle of Quipaipan, where Huáscar was captured and his army disbanded. Atahualpa was resting in the city of Cajamarca in the Andes with his army of about 80,000 troops on his way south to Cuzco to claim his throne when he encountered the Spanish led by Pizarro.
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