▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 5 3 5 , ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁during ▁the ▁civil ▁war , ▁who ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁ ▁Emperor ▁At ah ual pa , ▁led ▁the ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁In ca ▁Empire ▁( mod ern - day ▁E cuador ) ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 3 . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁P ill aro ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁T ung ur ah ua ▁Province ▁in ▁E cuador , ▁his ▁given ▁name ▁was ▁A ti ▁II ▁P illa hu aso . ▁In ca ▁histor ians ▁tend ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁At ah ual pa ' s ▁half - bro ther , ▁born ▁from ▁a ▁native ▁noble ▁woman . ▁When ▁Francisco ▁P izar ro ▁imprison ed ▁At ah ual pa ▁and ▁held ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁R ans om ▁Room , ▁R umi ñ ah ui ▁march ed ▁towards ▁C aj amar ca ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁huge ▁amount ▁of ▁gold . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁executed ▁At ah ual pa , ▁R umi ñ ah ui ▁returned ▁to ▁Qu ito . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁ordered ▁the ▁Tre asure ▁of ▁the ▁L lang an atis ▁thrown ▁into ▁a ▁lake ▁or ▁buried ▁in ▁snow . ▁ ▁Sebast i án ▁de ▁Ben al c áz ar ▁head ed ▁to ▁Qu ito , ▁intent ▁on ▁any ▁tre asure ▁he ▁could ▁recover . ▁The ▁forces ▁of ▁R umi ñ aw i ▁and ▁Ben al c áz ar ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mount