Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua was a pioneering indigenous leader against Spanish rule in South America, and a martyr for Peruvian independence. With her husband Túpac Amaru II, she led a rebellion against the Spanish and like him, suffered martyrdom of execution by the Spaniards when the revolt failed. She was a very full partner in her husband's enterprises before the revolt, and "an exceptionally able leader of the rebellion." She has been described as the "celebrated wife of José Gabriel Condorcanqui Momento Maren ... who played a paramount role in the logistics of the rebel army in Cuzco in 1780 and 1781.
Micaela Bastidas Pumacahua
Virgen del Carmen with donors, also known as Túpac Amaru II and family.
Effigy of Micaela Bastidas in the Panteón de los Próceres in Lima
José Gabriel Condorcanqui – known as Túpac Amaru II – was an Indigenous cacique who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru as self-proclaimed Sapa Inca of a new Inca Empire. He later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement, as well as an inspiration to myriad causes in Spanish America and beyond.
Painting of Tupac Amaru II by an anonymous artist c. 1784-1806. Unveiled in 2015, it is the oldest image known to date of the indigenous rebel.
Current monument in Cusco, in homage to José Gabriel Túpac Amaru, in the square of the same name
Túpac Amaru II
Attempt to dismember Túpac Amaru II.
