The Spaniards sack the Inca army camp…
November 1532 CE
The Spaniards sack the Inca army camp the following day, finding great treasures of gold, silver, and emeralds.
Atahualpa, noticing their lust for precious metals, offers to fill a large room about twenty-two feet (6.7 meters) long and seventeen feet (5.2 meters) wide up to a height of eight feet (2.4 meters) once with gold and twice with silver within two months.
It is commonly believed that Atahualpa offered this ransom to regain his freedom; however, it seems likelier that he did so to avoid being killed, as none of the early chroniclers mention any commitment by the Spaniards to free Atahualpa once the metals were delivered.