Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II

Name: Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II
Start: 1780
End: 1781
Location: Tinta

1780–1781 · Tinta · Americas · War

The largest uprising against Spanish rule in the Americas

Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II — Tadeo Escalante · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Cacique José Gabriel Condorcanqui, taking the name of the last Inca ruler Túpac Amaru, led the indigenous people of Peru against colonial oppression. The largest revolt in Spanish America was crushed and its leader executed in Cusco.

State: Spanish Empire, Spanish Empire

Wikipedia (English) · 18th century

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