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Execution of Túpac Amaru (1572)

Type Event Region South America Time 1572

On November 16, 1572, Spanish viceroy of Peru Francisco de Toledo publicly executed Túpac Amaru, the last representative of the Inca royal line, in C…

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  1. 1571–1572Vilcabamba · Cusco RegionViceroy Francisco de Toledo led troops into Vilcabamba, capturing the last Sapa Inca, Túpac Amaru, and destroying the remnants of his exiled regime.
  2. 1572Cusco · Cusco RegionTúpac Amaru was publicly executed in the main square of Cusco, after which Toledo declared the political status of the Inca monarchy and royal bloodline definitively ended, and the Andean heartland was incorporated into the Spanish colonial administrative system.

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