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Charles Walker examines the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire, led by Latin America's most iconic revolutionary, Tupac Amaru, and his wife. It began in 1780 as a multiclass alliance against European-born usurpers but degenerated into a vicious caste war, leaving a legacy that still influences South American politics today.

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This stunning graphic history tells the story of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru, a descendant of the last Inca rulers. After participating in his half-brother's massive rebellion that stretched across Peru from 1780 to 1783, Juan Bautista spent forty years imprisoned by the Spanish, on an "odyssey" that took him from Cusco to Lima to Rio de Janeiro to Cádiz to Ceuta, the African presidio, and back to South America.

Charles Walker examines the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire, led by Latin America's most iconic revolutionary, Tupac Amaru, and his wife. It began in 1780 as a multiclass alliance against European-born usurpers but degenerated into a vicious caste war, leaving a legacy that still influences South American politics today.

Reconsiders Peru's transition from colony to republic, highlighting the important role indigenous peasants played in anti-colonial struggles.

Provides an interpretation of the end of Spanish domination in Peru and that country's transition to an autonomous republican state. Placing the indigenous population at the centre of the analysis, this book shows how the Indian peasants played a role in the battle against colonialism and in the political clashes of the early republican period.

Examines a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Lima and the coast of Peru in 1746 to analyze reaction to the event in terms of colonial culture and fears, and the dynamics of race, class, and religion in Lima.

Examines a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Lima and the coast of Peru in 1746 to analyze reaction to the event in terms of colonial culture and fears, and the dynamics of race, class, and religion in Lima.