The Tupac Amaru rebellion

The Tupac Amaru rebellion / Charles F. Walker.

Main Description:The largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire--a conflict greater in territory and costlier in lives than the contemporaneous American Revolution--began as a local revolt against colonial authorities in 1780. As an official collector of tribute for the imperia...

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Main Author: Walker, Charles F., 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachussetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Series:Ebook Central purchased.
Subjects:
Tupac-Amaru, José Gabriel, > 1738?-1781.
Tupac-Amaru, José Gabriel, > 1738?-1781
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Peru > History > Insurrection of Tupac Amaru, 1780-1781.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Execution of Antonio de Arriaga
  • 1. The Andes in the Atlantic World
  • 2. From Pampamarca to Sangarará
  • 3. A World without the Catholic Church?
  • 4. The Rebellion Goes South
  • 5. The Siege of Cuzco
  • 6. In Pursuit of Tupac Amaru
  • 7. Torment
  • 8. The Other Side of the Lake
  • 9. Southern Campaigns
  • 10. The Pardon and the Cease-Fire
  • 11. The Rebellion in Limbo
  • 12. Ordered by the Catholic King
  • Conclusion: The Legacy of Tupac Amaru
  • Chronology of the Rebellion.

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