The Tupac Amaru Rebellion By Charles Walker

There have been many books that have been published about the rebellion that took place in Peru. The latest book that has been written is “The Tupac Amaru rebellion” by Charles Walker, which has given people a greater perspective on what really happened during the rebellion. The reason for this is because the book doesn’t talk just about Tupac Amaru and his leadership in the rebellion, but it also gives the readers a new perspective on the life of those who were besides him in the rebellion, it talks about the church, and what happened after Tupac Amaru was executed.
The rebellion did not just consist of the leadership of Tupac Amaru, but there were also others who played a very important role. One of those was his wife Micaela Bastidas. Micaela

She was very demanding and some people feared her more than they did Tupac Amaru. Micalea seemed like the person who made most of the decisions or influenced Tupac Amaru to make certain decisions. For example, like when she would persuade him in their letters to come back already, or else she was going to turn herself in to the enemy. Maybe if Micalela did not have the role she did in rebellion, then it would have lasted less time. The royalist could have gone to Tungasuca and taken over while Tupac Amaru was gone, or maybe Tupac Amaru would not be able to expand as much as he did, because he would not have someone to stay back and help him lead the people. Because of the lack of information that is given many do not know or understand the role of Micaela, but Walker gave a new perspective on her role, and the influence she had on the rebellion. Another person that was also very important in the rebellion was Diego Cristobal, which was Tupac Amarus’ cousin (Walker, 182). He became more important after the execution of Tupac Amaru, since he and two others had to take charge of the rebellion.
Tupac and his family were very religious, they respected the

The rebellion went on and it became even bloodier. There was an alliance formed between the Tupac Amaru rebels and the Kataristas. This is what the royalist feared very much and all it happened after Tupac Amrus death. A man that went by the name of “Tupac Katari” started a new uprising by La Paz, many people doubted him and made fun of him for trying to become a leader and being the way he was. Some people would say that he was ugly, very poor, and deformed (Walker, 171). However, he later united with Diego Cristobal and his group (Walker, 172). The violence escalated quickly after the execution of Tupac Amaru, it is said that the rebels killed everyone that looked European. According to Walkers’ research some also say how the rebels would enter into towns and would do the acts of “beheading people, drowning children, mutilating bodies, and drinking the blood of their victims” (Walker, 173). The rebels were no longer just made up of Tupac Amarus forces, there were all kinds, there were those who fought with Tupac Amarus’ people, Katarisitas, and other who did not belong to any of the groups, they considered themselves independent (Walker, 174). Diego Cristobal, Mariano, and Andres Medigure became the new leaders of the Tupac Amaru forces, although they were young they were the only ones who could lead the group. They were also