Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II
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The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II was an uprising by kuraka-led Aymara, Quechua, and mestizo rebels aimed at overthrowing Spanish colonial rule in Peru, from 1780 to 1783. The causes of the rebellion in
Rebelión de Tupac Amaru, de Tadeo Escalante
Acuarela de Túpac Amaru II crop
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Present day church of Tinta.
Túpac Amaru II
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Túpac Amaru II was an Indigenous cacique who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru as self-proclaimed Sapa Inca of the new Inca Empire. He was later elevated to a mythical status in
Túpac Amaru II
Current monument in Cusco, in homage to José Gabriel Túpac Amaru, in the square of the same name
Attempt to dismember Túpac Amaru II.