Sangarará, Peru
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Sangarará is a small village in Peru, located in the Cusco Region
, and more specifically in the Sangarará District of the Acomayo Province
. Sangarará is located at 13° 57' 18 S, 71° 36' 10 W.
The village was the site of a significant victory for rebel forces under Túpac Amaru II
in 1780 in the Battle of Sangarará
.
Cusco Region
Cusco is a region in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios and Puno regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apurímac, Ayacucho and Junín regions on the west...
, and more specifically in the Sangarará District of the Acomayo Province
Acomayo Province
Acomayo Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.-Political division:The province is divided into seven districts , each of which is headed by a mayor...
. Sangarará is located at 13° 57' 18 S, 71° 36' 10 W.
The village was the site of a significant victory for rebel forces under Túpac Amaru II
Túpac Amaru II
Túpac Amaru II was a leader of an indigenous uprising in 1780 against the Spanish in Peru...
in 1780 in the Battle of Sangarará
Battle of Sangarará
The Battle of Sangarará was fought on November 18, 1780 in Sangarará, Viceroyalty of Peru, between rebel forces under Túpac Amaru II and Spanish colonial forces under Tiburcio Landa. Túpac Amaru II's forces won decisively.-Background:...
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