Tupac Katari

Tupac Katari was an 18th century Native Aymara rebel. He took his name from Tupac Amaru and Tomas Katari, leaders of popular rebellions in Cuzco, Peru and La Paz, Bolivia in the 1780s.

Attributed

• (1) Nax jiwäwa. Akat qhiparux waranq waranqanakax kutinixa
  • Last words (in Aymara language) from when he was about to be executed by the Spaniards.
  • English
    • (1) Now I die. In the future thousands of thousands will come back (after me).
  • Spanish
    • (1) Yo ahora moriré pero, de aquí en adelante, volveremos miles de miles

(1)"A mí solo me matarán, pero volveré y seré millones."