Tupac amaru ii biography cortadito

Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738–1781)

This article is about an 18th century Peruvian rebel. He is not to be confused with the Inca ruler Túpac Amaru, the contemporaneous rebel Túpac Katari from the region now called Bolivia, or former American rapper Tupac Shakur.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Condorcanqui and the second or maternal family name is Noguera.

José Gabriel Condorcanqui (c. 1742 – 18 May 1781) – known as Tupaq Amaru II  – was an Indigenous leader who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru^[4] as self-proclaimedSapa Inca of a new Inca Empire.^[5][6][7][8] He later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement, as well as an inspiration to myriad causes in Spanish America and beyond.

Early life

Tupaq Amaru II was born