<span>The European explorers set out overseas during the age of exploration for multiple reasons. The first was to find riches, in the form of precious metals. The second was to spread their religion to the natives of the Americas, and finally, they wanted the glory of being a famous explorer for their country.</span>
And scientists say it will take natural processes 6,000 years to refill the reservoir
He Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire<span> was one of the most important campaigns in the </span>Spanish colonization of the Americas<span>. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 180 Spanish soldiers under conquistador </span>Francisco Pizarro<span>, his brothers, and their </span>native allies<span> captured the </span>Sapa Inca Atahualpa<span> in the 1532 </span>Battle of Cajamarca<span>. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but ended in Spanish victory in 1572 and colonization of the region as the </span>Viceroyalty of Peru<span>. The conquest of the Inca Empire led to spin-off campaigns into present-day Chile and Colombia, as well as expeditions towards the Amazon Basin.</span>
