November 4, 1780 – 1783

Túpac Amaru II leads the great Andean rebellion against Spanish rule

On 4 November 1780 followers of Túpac Amaru II seize the corregidor Antonio de Arriaga near Tinta, who is hanged on 10 November. The rising spreads across the southern Andes and ends in 1782-83; sources give different end dates.