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Examples
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Túpac Amaru, his wife, Micaela Bastidas, and his family were imprisoned after his defeat at the hands of loyalist kuraka Mateo Pumacahua.
f. Insurrections 2001
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In Chayanta, kuraka Tomás Katari denounced those who usurped his position and led a movement to reduce tributes.
f. Insurrections 2001
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In Cuzco, kuraka Mateo Pumacahua mobilized a large Indian army on behalf of creole patriots imprisoned in Cuzco.
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José Gabriel Condorcanqui, kuraka of Tinta, Surinama, and Tungasuca, took the name Túpac Amaru II and led a rebellion against the abusive administration of certain local authorities.
f. Insurrections 2001
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