Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua photograph

Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua

Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua Life story


Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua, was a pioneering indigenous leader against Spanish rule in South America, and a martyr for Peruvian independence. With her husband Túpac Amaru II, she led a rebellion against the Spanish and like him, suffered martyrdom of execution by the Spaniards when the revolt failed.

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