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Which South American empire did de Soto help conquer?

  • The Ottoman Empire

  • The Inca Empire

  • The Roman Empire

  • The Viking Empire

Answer

In 1531, Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Peru to conquer the Inca Empire. The Incas were a powerful civilization that had ruled over much of South America for centuries. Pizarro's expedition was successful, and the Inca Empire was quickly conquered. However, the Incas continued to resist the Spanish, and it took several years for the Spanish to fully subdue them.
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