TUPAC KATARI
(Túpac Katari)
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He had been horribly tortured and then had his limbs torn from his body by horses as a form of execution. However, he turned out to be right. A modern Revolutionary Group adopted his name: Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army.
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Túpac Katari or Catari (also Túpaj Katari), born Julián Apasa Nina, was the indigenous Aymara leader of a major insurrection in colonial-era Upper Peru (now Bolivia), laying siege to La Paz for six months. His wife Bartolina Sisa and his sister Gregoria Apaza participated in the rebellion by his side. The rebellion was ultimately put down by Spanish loyalists and Katari was executed by quartering.
