Tupac Amaru II (born José Gabriel Condorcanqui Noguera or José Gabriel Túpac Amaru), – 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. Wikipedia