Siege of Vilcabamba

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The Siege of Vilcabamba was the 1572 Spanish military campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold in the Vilcabamba region, effectively ending the independent Inca state.

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Fall of Vilcabamba 1
Rebellion of Túpac Amaru I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Spanish conquest of Peru
military campaign
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Vilcabamba
surface form: Fall of Vilcabamba
belligerent Inca forces loyal to Túpac Amaru
Spanish colonial forces
cause Spanish effort to eliminate remaining independent Inca polity
ongoing Inca resistance from Vilcabamba stronghold
chronologyWithinConflict final major campaign of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
combatant Neo-Inca State
Spanish Empire
Viceroyalty of Peru
commander Martin Hurtado de Arbieto
Túpac Amaru
Viceroy Francisco de Toledo
conflict Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
country Viceroyalty of Peru
describedBySource Spanish colonial chronicles
endTime 1572
followedBy execution of Túpac Amaru
hasEffect capture of Túpac Amaru
consolidation of Spanish rule in former Inca territories
execution of Túpac Amaru in Cuzco
historicalPeriod 16th century
historicalRegion Andes
languageOfPrimarySources Quechua
Spanish
location Neo-Inca State
Peru
Vilcabamba
Vilcabamba
surface form: Vilcabamba region
opponent Inca resistance
partOf Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest of Peru
precededBy Inca resistance in Vilcabamba
result Spanish victory
capture of the last Inca stronghold
end of the independent Inca state
fall of the Neo-Inca State
significance ended the Neo-Inca State centered in Vilcabamba
marked the final defeat of organized Inca resistance to Spanish rule
startTime 1572
territorialChange annexation of Vilcabamba into the Viceroyalty of Peru
topic Spanish colonial expansion in South America
end of the Inca Empire
year 1572

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Siege of Vilcabamba alsoKnownAs Siege of Vilcabamba
this entity surface form: Fall of Vilcabamba
Viceroyalty of Peru notableRebellion Siege of Vilcabamba
this entity surface form: Rebellion of Túpac Amaru I