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Túpac Amaru II or José Gabriel Condorcanqui (born 1740-c.

42,
Peru - died May 18, 1781, Cusco, Peru) Peruvian indigenous
revolutionaries, descendants of the last Inca ruler, Tupac
Amaru, were identified with him during a failed rebellion of
Peruvian peasants against Spanish rule. Tupac Amaru II was a
chief in the Tinta region of southern Peru. This led to India’s last
general revolt against Spain, initially with the support of some
Creoles. The uprising, which spread through southern Peru and
Bolivia and Argentina, lost support when it became a fierce
battle between Indians and Europeans. But when it became a
violent struggle between Indians and Europeans, support. Tupac
Amaru II and his family were captured in March 1781 and taken
to Cusco. After being forced to witness the execution of his wife
and children, he was dismembered, dragged, encamped and
beheaded.

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