Atahualpa
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Summary
Atahualpa was born on March 20, 1502[1], in Quito[2]. He died on August 29, 1533[3], in Plaza de Armas of Cajamarca[4]. He worked as a sovereign[5]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,981 views/month, #6,495 of 1,000,298).[6]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Cusco[7]
- Date of birth: 1497[8], 1502[9], 1500[10], March 20, 1497[11]
- Date of death: July 26, 1533[12], January 1, 1533[13]
- Place of burial: Cajamarca[14]
- Father: Huayna Capac[15]
- Spouse: Coya Asarpay[16], Cuxirimay Ocllo[17]
- Country of citizenship: Inca Empire[18]
- Position held: Sapa Inca[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Family: Hanan Qusqu Dynasty[21], Inca royal family[22]
- Commons category: Atahualpa[23]
- Cause of death: hanging to death[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Atahualpa[25]
- Commons gallery: Atahualpa[26]
- Manner of death: capital punishment[27]
- Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], The New Student's Reference Work[31]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Classical Quechua[32]
- Name in native language: Ataw-wallpa[33]
- Sibling: Paullu Inca[34], Huascar[35], Manco Inca[36], Túpac Huallpa[37], Quispe Sisa[38], Ninan Cuyochi[39]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[40]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Atahualpa include Atahualpa Airport[41], an airport[42], in Ecuador[43]; Telmatobius atahualpai[44], a taxon[45]; Adaina atahualpa[46], a taxon[47]; Apistogramma atahualpa[48], a taxon[49]; and Mysmenopsis atahualpa[50], a taxon[51].
Why It Matters
Atahualpa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include Atahualpa Airport[41], an airport[42], in Ecuador[43]; Telmatobius atahualpai[44], a taxon[45]; Adaina atahualpa[46], a taxon[47]; Apistogramma atahualpa[48], a taxon[49]; and Mysmenopsis atahualpa[50], a taxon[51].
FAQs
Where was Atahualpa born?
Atahualpa was born in Quito[2].
Where did Atahualpa die?
Atahualpa died in Plaza de Armas of Cajamarca[4].
Who were Atahualpa's parents?
Atahualpa's father was Huayna Capac[15].
Who was Atahualpa married to?
Atahualpa's spouses include Coya Asarpay[16] and Cuxirimay Ocllo[17].
What did Atahualpa do for work?
Atahualpa worked as a sovereign[5].