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leashed an indigenous rebellion that spread into Bolivia and Argentina. Condorcanqui ad-
opted the name Túpac Amaru II and traveled the region fomenting revolution.
The Spanish reprisal was swift - and brutal. In 1781, the captured indigenous leader
was dragged to the main plaza in Cuzco, where he would watch his followers, his wife
and his sons killed in a day-long orgy of violence, before being drawn and quartered him-
self. Pieces of his remains were displayed in towns around the Andes as a way of discour-
aging further insurrection.
