The Tupac Amaru Rebellion
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The Tupac Amaru Rebellion

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The Tupac Amaru Rebellion

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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, JosĂ© 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.

Information

Publisher
Belknap Press
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780674659995
9780674058255
eBook ISBN
9780674416376
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early Modern History
Index
History
28 
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, 
Sebastiån 
Garcilaso 
de 
la 
Vega 
y 
Vargas, 
and 
an 
Inca 
noblewoman, 
Palla 
Chimpu 
Ocllo, 
Garcilaso 
de 
la 
Vega 
became 
a 
leading 
ïŹgure 
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

  1. Contents
  2. List of Maps
  3. Introduction: The Execution of Antonio de Arriaga
  4. 1. The Andes in the Atlantic World
  5. 2. From Pampamarca to SangararĂĄ
  6. 3. A World without the Catholic Church?
  7. 4. The Rebellion Goes South
  8. 5. The Siege of Cuzco
  9. 6. In Pursuit of Tupac Amaru
  10. 7. Torment
  11. 8. The Other Side of the Lake
  12. 9. Southern Campaigns
  13. 10. The Pardon and the Cease-Fire
  14. 11. The Rebellion in Limbo
  15. 12. Ordered by the Catholic King
  16. Conclusion: The Legacy of Tupac Amaru
  17. Chronology of the Rebellion
  18. Notes
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Index

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