Tupac Katari Quotes


They will only kill me, but I will return and it will be in the millions


Context

He had been horribly tortured and then had his limbs torn from his body by horses as a form of execution. However, he turned out to be right. A modern Revolutionary Group adopted his name: Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army.


Citations

Tupac Katari, 1750-1781, Bolivian Indigenous Native Aymara Indian and Leader of the Rebellion Against the Spanish Colonialists, Last words before he was executed by the Spanish

Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations

Related Quotes

Simon Bolivar and other freedom fighters in South America used this quotation to justify numerous acts of retaliation against the Spanish troops controlling their countries.


Tupac Katari
Tupac Katari
  • Born:
  • Died: November 15, 1781
  • Nationality: Aymara
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Túpac Katari or Catari (also Túpaj Katari), born Julián Apasa Nina, was the indigenous Aymara leader of a major insurrection in colonial-era Upper Peru (now Bolivia), laying siege to La Paz for six months. His wife Bartolina Sisa and his sister Gregoria Apaza participated in the rebellion by his side. The rebellion was ultimately put down by Spanish loyalists and Katari was executed by quartering.