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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

  • In Chayanta, kuraka Tomás Katari denounced those who usurped his position and led a movement to reduce tributes.

    f. Insurrections 2001

  • In Cuzco, kuraka Mateo Pumacahua mobilized a large Indian army on behalf of creole patriots imprisoned in Cuzco.

    f. Peru and Upper Peru (Peru and Bolivia) 2001

  • 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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