Túpac Amaru II
Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738–1781) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Gabriel Condorcanqui (c. 1742 – 18 May 1781) – known as Túpac Amaru II – was an Indigenous cacique[4] who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru[5] as self-proclaimed Sapa Inca of a new Inca Empire.[6][7][8][9] 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.
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This article is about an 18th century Peruvian rebel. He is not to be confused with the Inca ruler Túpac Amaru, the contemporaneous rebel Túpac Katari from the region now called Bolivia, or former American rapper Tupac Shakur.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Condorcanqui and the second or maternal family name is Noguera.
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Túpac Amaru II | |
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Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire | |
Reign | c. 4 November 1780 - 18 May 1781 |
Predecessor | Atahualpa (as legitimate Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire) Paullu Inca (as puppet Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire) Tupac Amaru I (as Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State) Juan Santos Atahualpa (as indirect predecessor) |
Born | José Gabriel Condorcanqui Noguera c. 1742[3] Surimana-Canas, Province of Cusco, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Died | May 18, 1781(1781-05-18) (aged 43) Cusco, Viceroyalty of Peru |
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