Battle of Chupas

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Battle of Chupas
Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru

Battle of Chupas
Date16 September 1542
Location
Chupas, near Huamanga, present-day Peru
13°15′14″S 74°13′32″W / 13.2539°S 74.22566°W / -13.2539; -74.22566
Result Victory for Nueva Castilla
Belligerents
Spanish Empire
Nueva Castilla		 Nueva Toledo
Almagristas Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Cristóbal Vaca de Castro
Francisco de Carvajal
Alonso de Alvarado		 Diego de Almagro II (POW)
Gómez de Alvarado
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown At least 200 Almagristas

After the assassination of Francisco Pizarro, in retaliation for his father's execution in 1538, Diego de Almagro II, El Mozo, continued to press claims as the rightful ruler of Peru and as leader of his father's supporters. His claims were largely unsuccessful, however, as Pizarro was succeeded as governor by Cristóbal Vaca de Castro, despite claims from his brother Gonzalo Pizarro, whose claims to join arms against the Almagristas and "El Mozo" largely remained unanswered.

Battle

Desperate not to face the same fate as his father after the battle of Las Salinas, Diego de Almagro II gathered an army of supporters. Vaca de Castro met and defeated de Almagro's army outside Huamanga (Ayacucho) at Chupas, on 16 September 1542, the year following Pizarro's murder. 1200 Spaniards fought in the battle. Vaca de Castro's forces killed 200 Almagristas, and hanged many more later that day.[1] De Almagro fled to Cuzco and tried to seek refuge at Manco Inca's residence in Vitcos. But he was caught on September 16, 1542 and was executed on the city plaza of Cuzco after a brief trial.[2]

References

  1. ^ MacQuarrie, Kim (2008). The Last Days of the Incas. Simon & Schuster. p. 344. ISBN 978-0743260503. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ^ John Hemming: The Conquest of the Incas. Mariner, Boston 2012, ISBN 978-0-15-602826-4, p. 264.

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