Tupac Amaru
Tupac Amaru (-
1572) was the last leader of the
Incan Empire. The son of Huaina Capac, he was made a priest and the guardian of his father's body. After his half brother, the Inca (Titu Cusi) died in
1570, Tupac Amaru assumed the title
Inca. He opposed the Spanish occupation and
Christianity and fought a
war with them. However he was captured and ultimately beheaded.
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