Biography
José Gabriel Condorcanqui, known as Túpac Amaru II, called for an end to forced labor and colonial abuses in 1780. Royal forces crushed the rebellion. His execution in Cusco became a lasting symbol.
South America · 1770–1800
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Primary revolution
Túpac Amaru II
Great Rebellion
Andean leader of the largest indigenous uprising against Spanish rule in eighteenth-century Peru.
Life
1738–1781
1738–1781
Place
Cusco, Peru
Cusco, Peru
Years
1780–1783
1780–1783
Map
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-13.5319, -71.9675
Revolution
Theme. Anti-colonial · Indigenous rights
Key figures. Micaela Bastidas, Túpac Katari
Outcome. The uprising was defeated. Colonial reforms and creole fear of mass revolt followed.
Casualties. Tens of thousands died in the Andes during the rebellion and its suppression.
Influence. Remembered across the Andes as a founder of anti-colonial resistance.