Antonio de Arriaga

Túpac Amaru II’s rebellion challenges colonial exploitation

📅 4 November 1780

Túpac Amaru II captured the Spanish official Antonio de Arriaga, beginning a major rebellion. Micaela Bastidas played a central organizational role. Resistance to forced labor, abusive officials,...

Rebels execute the colonial official Arriaga

📅 10 November 1780

Túpac Amaru II’s forces executed Antonio de Arriaga after his capture. The act openly challenged Spanish colonial authority and officials associated with abusive extraction. It escalated a rebellion...