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Manco Inca Yupanqui

Manco Inca Yupanqui

?1544 CE · Cusco

Manco Inca Yupanqui (died 1544) was a son of Huayna Capac who was installed as Sapa Inca by the Spanish in 1533 to serve as a compliant ruler. Chafing under Spanish control, he broke away and in 1536 led a large-scale revolt, laying a months-long siege to Cusco. After the rising failed he withdrew into the remote region of Vilcabamba, where he founded the independent Neo-Inca State. He led resistance from there until his death in 1544.

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Stop 1 of 31533–1536

Cusco

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A son of the Inca royal house, Manco was crowned Sapa Inca at Cusco in December 1533 as a Spanish-backed ruler. In 1536 he broke with the Spanish and led a mass uprising, besieging Cusco for roughly ten months.

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