Tupac Katari's Wiphala

Tupac Katari (c. 1750 – 15 November 1781), born Julián Apasa, was the leader of a rebellion of indigenous people in Bolivia. Image File history File links Wiphala_of_the_Tupac_Katari. ... Image File history File links Wiphala_of_the_Tupac_Katari. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...

In Chayanta, kuraka Tomás Katari led a movement against local Spanish authorities and was imprisoned. When an group of supporters attempted his rescue, his captors killed him, unleashing a full-scale rebellion. During the same period, a member of the Aymara people, Julián Apaza, took the name Túpac Katari and raised an army of some 40,000. He laid siege to the city of La Paz on two occasions in 1781. The first seige of La Paz was broken by colonial troops. Aymara is the name of a South-American people and of their language. ... La Paz, Bolivia Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Andrés Túpac Amaru joined Túpac Katari in a second siege of La Paz, but promises of amnesty and internal dissension gradually dispersed their followers. The joint efforts of the colonial army and loyal kurakas managed to crush the uprising. Rebel leaders were imprisoned and executed, and the properties of rebel kurakas were confiscated.

Despite his subsequent betrayal, defeat, torture, and execution (torn by his extremities into four pieces), he is remembered as a hero by modern indigenous movements in Bolivia, who call themselves kataristas. A Bolivian guerrilla group, the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army, also bears his name. The Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army is an indigenous guerilla movement in Bolivia. ...

See also

• Tupac Amaru II

Túpac Amaru II (March 19, 1738 in Tinta, Peru – January 1780) In 1780 Túpac Amarus great-grandson, José Gabriel Condorcanqui, better known as Túpac Amaru II, led the first major Incan uprising against the Spaniards in two centuries. ...

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• tupackatari.org: Bolivian indigenous activist page (in Spanish)
• Boston Globe article on Bolivian politics, mentioning Tupac Katari.