The Americas · War

Tupac Amaru II and Micaela Bastidas uprising

1780-1783 CE · Southern Andes

A mass Andean uprising challenged abusive officials, forced trade and colonial rule; its coalitions and goals varied across Quechua, Aymara, Indigenous, mestizo and other participants.

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How the setting appeared

Rebel armies and messengers moved among highland towns, haciendas, roads and the approaches to Cusco and La Paz.

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How people lived

Families faced mobilization, reprisals and division while women held central logistical, political and military roles.

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How people worked

Networks gathered food, animals, weapons, intelligence and correspondence; colonial economies and labor drafts were major grievances.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Catholic and Andean symbols both appeared in political claims; the movement was not one uniform religious revival.

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World-atlas stage: Oceanic empires
Region: South America · Southern Andes
Languages and scripts: Quechua; Aymara; Spanish
Important people: Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui, Tupac Amaru II; Micaela Bastidas; Tomasa Tito Condemayta; Tupac Katari; Bartolina Sisa
Events and changes: Capture of Antonio de Arriaga; Sieges and regional uprisings; Executions in 1781; Continued resistance to 1783
Evidence confidence: High from extensive archives; colonial testimony was produced under coercion and revolutionary aims differed by region.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

Guides used for this record

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CIT-BICENTENARIO-TUPAC-AMARU-AMERICAS

The rebellion of Tupac Amaru II, volume 4: documentary collection

https://www3.congreso.gob.pe/Docs/FondoEditorial/bicentenario/Tupac_Amaru_4/

Congress of the Republic of Peru, Fondo Editorial

CIT-NMAI-INKA

The Inka Road History Timeline

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/inka-innovation/timeline/timeline

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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