Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, was captured by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1532. He promised to fill a room with gold and another with silver as ransom for his freedom.

Pizarro agreed to release Atahualpa in return for a roomful of gold, but the Spaniard later reneged on the deal. He had the Inca king put to death before the last and largest part of the ransom ...