The Royal Hunt of the Sun

About the show

In Peter Shaffer's dramatization of Pizarro's conquest of Peru, young Martin joins an expedition driven by gold and Christian conversion. After the Spaniards massacre Incas and capture Atahualpa, Pizarro bargains for a room filled with gold and grows close to the Inca ruler. Despite Pizarro's change of faith, Atahualpa is executed; his promised rebirth does not occur, and Pizarro grieves.