WI: Pizarro expedition to Incan Empire fails

There were plenty of groups who would happily rebel against the Inca government.

However these groups were spread out across the Empire and were not as obvious to outsiders as the Tlaxcala were, and also lacked the independent structure the anti-Aztec states had. So while the Spanish could certainly find themselves native allies it would not be as simple as in Mexico where they got support simply for showing up and hating the Aztecs.

Indeed. The Incas had a (too) well organized state while it is rather difficult to characterize the Aztec "empire" without something that starts with "bloody". At least for the years immediately following the conquest of Peru a lot of the social structure of the Incas empire was preserved and when on one of the traditional parades one of the subdued tribes dared to carry a caricatured image of Ataualpa the Incas present as the honored guests (all of them hated Ataualpa) rushed from their seats and started beating leader of the tribe: Ataualpa was a bloody usurper but he still was an Inca and the lesser people should not dare to mock their rulers.

In Mexico, practically as soon as Cortes demonstrated Spanish military advantage to the coastal tribes and it became clear that he'll fight against the Aztecs, he started getting the local allies.
 
Indeed. The Incas had a (too) well organized state while it is rather difficult to characterize the Aztec "empire" without something that starts with "bloody". At least for the years immediately following the conquest of Peru a lot of the social structure of the Incas empire was preserved and when on one of the traditional parades one of the subdued tribes dared to carry a caricatured image of Ataualpa the Incas present as the honored guests (all of them hated Ataualpa) rushed from their seats and started beating leader of the tribe: Ataualpa was a bloody usurper but he still was an Inca and the lesser people should not dare to mock their rulers.

In Mexico, practically as soon as Cortes demonstrated Spanish military advantage to the coastal tribes and it became clear that he'll fight against the Aztecs, he started getting the local allies.
Your mention of Atahualpa as being seen as a usurper brings up another point. There are groups in Cusco who would happily ally with Spain against him. They might even give some land up. But they won't accept overloadship
 
Your mention of Atahualpa as being seen as a usurper brings up another point. There are groups in Cusco who would happily ally with Spain against him. They might even give some land up. But they won't accept overloadship

Of course, they'd ally against him: he created (probably 1st in the world) extermination camp in which everybody who had a legitimate claim to the throne was systematically killed in, according to de la Vega, rather sadistic ways. All this while holding a legitimate Inca in a captivity and ordering his murder while being Spanish prisoner. Small wonder that for the survivors Spaniards were not such a big options at least while they were not endangering their life style too much. Judging by the fact that the title "Inca" was abolished only after uprising of Tupak Amaru II, their privileged social position had been preserved for quite a while.
 
Of course, they'd ally against him: he created (probably 1st in the world) extermination camp in which everybody who had a legitimate claim to the throne was systematically killed in, according to de la Vega, rather sadistic ways. All this while holding a legitimate Inca in a captivity and ordering his murder while being Spanish prisoner. Small wonder that for the survivors Spaniards were not such a big options at least while they were not endangering their life style too much. Judging by the fact that the title "Inca" was abolished only after uprising of Tupak Amaru II, their privileged social position had been preserved for quite a while.
I doubt it was the first, killing potential claimant to the throne is not something new, even on massive scale.
 
Of course, they'd ally against him: he created (probably 1st in the world) extermination camp in which everybody who had a legitimate claim to the throne was systematically killed in, according to de la Vega, rather sadistic ways. All this while holding a legitimate Inca in a captivity and ordering his murder while being Spanish prisoner. Small wonder that for the survivors Spaniards were not such a big options at least while they were not endangering their life style too much. Judging by the fact that the title "Inca" was abolished only after uprising of Tupak Amaru II, their privileged social position had been preserved for quite a while.
Cusco hated Atahualpa because he was seen as a foreign prince who represented everything they hated about the gradual shift of power northwards.
 
Cusco hated Atahualpa because he was seen as a foreign prince who represented everything they hated about the gradual shift of power northwards.
It would be a interesting scenario if a European power supports one side and another the other, is it feasible for the resentment and divide to end in a complete division?
 
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