page_title: Siege of Cusco
hierarchical_section_title: Siege of Cusco
caption_attribution_description: Almagro se apodera del Cuzco
context_page_description: The Siege of Cusco was the siege of the city of Cusco by the army of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui against a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro in the hope to restore the Inca Empire. The siege lasted ten months and was ultimately unsuccessful.
context_section_description: The Siege of Cusco (May 6, 1536 – March 1537) was the siege of the city of Cusco by the army of Sapa Inca Manco Inca Yupanqui against a garrison of Spanish conquistadors and Indian auxiliaries led by Hernando Pizarro in the hope to restore the Inca Empire (1438–1533).  The siege lasted ten months and was ultimately unsuccessful.
caption: Almagro's forces took possession of Cusco
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