Tupac Amaru II

Tupac Amaru II's forces defeated a Spanish royalist army at Sangarar

Tupac Amaru II proclaimed himself Inca leader and launched a rebellion against Spanish colonial authorities in Tinta, Peru. He called for the end of forced labor (mita), oppressive taxes, and the abolition of the corregidores system.

Tupac Amaru II captured and publicly executed Antonio de Arriaga, the Spanish corregidor of Tinta. This act signaled the start of the rebellion and rallied indigenous and mestizo populations to join the uprising against Spanish rule.

Tupac Amaru II was captured by Spanish forces after betrayal by fellow rebels. He was tortured and executed in Cusco's main square, being drawn and quartered. His family was also executed, but his rebellion inspired later independence movements.