Túpac Katari
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Túpac Katari or Catari, born Julián Apasa Nina, was an indigenous Aymara leader who started a major rebellion in colonial-era Upper Peru, laying siege to La Paz for six months. His wife Bartolina Sisa
Katari depicted in anonymous watercolor from c. 1784–1806 in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Monument of Túpac Katari, in the town of Peñas
Wiphala
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The Wiphala is a square emblem commonly used as a flag to represent native peoples of the Andes that include today's Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, northwestern Argentina and southern Colombia. The 20
Túpac Katari
…his side. The rebellion was ultimately put down by Spanish loyalists and Katari was executed by quartering. Biography Two variations of Tupac Katari's Wiphala Katari was born Julián Apasa in the jurisdiction of Sicasica and later moved to the nearby town of Ayo Ayo. He was born a peasant and worked as a trader…
A variant of the Wiphala in the shape of a Chakana hoisted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in La Paz, Bolivia.
Aymara parade in Oruro, Bolivia, with the official Wiphala.