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 ...

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.