The largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire—a conflict greater in territory and costlier in lives than the contemporaneous American Revolution—began as a local revolt against colonial authorities in 1780. As an official collector of tribute for the imperial crown, José Gabriel Condorcanqui had seen firsthand what oppressive Spanish rule meant for Peru's Indian population. Adopting the Inca royal name Tupac Amaru, he set events in motion that would transform him into Latin America's most iconic revolutionary figure.
Tupac Amaru's political aims were modest at first. He claimed to act on the Spanish king's behalf, expelling corrupt Spaniards and abolishing onerous taxes. But the rebellion became increasingly bloody as it spread throughout Peru and into parts of modern-day Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. By late 1780, Tupac Amaru, his wife Micaela Bastidas, and their followers had defeated the Spanish in numerous battles and gained control over a vast territory. As the rebellion swept through Indian villages to gain recruits and overthrow the Spanish corregidors, rumors spread that the Incas had returned to reclaim their kingdom.
Charles Walker immerses readers in the rebellion's guerrilla campaigns, propaganda war, and brutal acts of retribution. He highlights the importance of Bastidas—the key strategist—and reassesses the role of the Catholic Church in the uprising's demise. The Tupac Amaru Rebellion examines why a revolt that began as a multiclass alliance against European-born usurpers degenerated into a vicious caste war—and left a legacy that continues to influence South American politics today.
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The
Tupac
Amaru
Rebellion
the
king
and
take
the
throne,
and
that
“if
Indians
weren’t
enough
to
expel
the
Spanish,
the
English,
who
have
a
superior
government,
will
help.”
He
was
a
fervent
reader
of
Garcilaso
de
la
Vega’s
Royal
Commentar-
ies
of
the
Incas,
the
fundamental
text
for
the
rebels.
25
Born
in
Cuzco
in
1539,
the
offspring
of
a
conquistador,
Sebastián
Garcilaso
de
la
Vega
y
Vargas,
and
an
Inca
noblewoman,
Palla
Chimpu
Ocllo,
Garcilaso
de
la
Vega
became
a
leading
figure
in
Spain’s
golden
era
of
literature.
He
lived
with
his
mother
in
Cuzco
in
his
early
years,
learning
Spanish
and
Quechua
and
imbibing
vivid
stories
of
the
Incas
and
the
still
unfolding
Conquest.
His
was
not
a
story,
however,
of
mestizo
Tupac
Amaru’s
lodging
in
1777
Cabildo
The
Viceregal
Palace
Cathedral
PLAZA
MAYOR
Rimac
River
CONCEPCIÓN
EL
CERCADO
Andrés
and
Mariano’s
lodging
in
1782
city
wall
N
0
1/4
mile
0
1/4
km
Colonial
Lima
Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Introduction: The Execution of Antonio de Arriaga
- 1. The Andes in the Atlantic World
- 2. From Pampamarca to Sangarará
- 3. A World without the Catholic Church?
- 4. The Rebellion Goes South
- 5. The Siege of Cuzco
- 6. In Pursuit of Tupac Amaru
- 7. Torment
- 8. The Other Side of the Lake
- 9. Southern Campaigns
- 10. The Pardon and the Cease-Fire
- 11. The Rebellion in Limbo
- 12. Ordered by the Catholic King
- Conclusion: The Legacy of Tupac Amaru
- Chronology of the Rebellion
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
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