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Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II

November 4, 1780 – March 15, 1783 · Viceroyalty of Peru

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José Gabriel Condorcanqui, calling himself Túpac Amaru II, led Indigenous and mestizo peasants in Peru against Spanish colonial taxes and forced labour. Spanish forces captured and executed him in 1781, but fighting continued in the Andes until 1783.