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
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Current monument in Cusco, in homage to José Gabriel Túpac Amaru, in the square of the same name
Painting of Túpac Amaru II by an anonymous artist c. 1784–1806. Unveiled in 2015, it is the oldest image known to date of the indigenous rebel.
Attempt to dismember Túpac Amaru II.
Micaela Bastidas
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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 agains
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…of kurakas. The Jesuits "impressed upon him his social standing as future kuraka and someone of royal Inca blood." When he was 22, Amaru II married Micaela Bastidas. Shortly after his marriage, Amaru II succeeded his father as kuraka, giving him rights to land. Like his father, he was both the head of several Quechua…
Stamp of Peru Micaela Bastidas
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