Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian indigenous rebel leader (born 1742)

Tupac Amaru II, c. 1742 – 18 May 1781) was an Indigenous cacique who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru as self-proclaimed Sapa Inca of the new Inca Empire. He was later elevated to a mythical status in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement, as well as an inspiration to myriad causes in Spanish America and beyond.