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Titu Cusi Yupanqui

1529–1571 · 16th century

Titu Cusi Yupanqui (1529–1571) was ruler of the Neo-Inca State at Vilcabamba from 1563, a son of Manco Inca. He negotiated with the Spanish, admitted Augustinian missionaries and dictated an account of the conquest from the Inca point of view. His death in 1571 was followed by the Spanish capture of Vilcabamba and the execution of his brother Túpac Amaru in 1572.

Titu Cusi Yupanqui
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