Historical FigureMale
Mateo Pumacahua
1740 – 1815
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMateo García Pumacahua simply known as Pumacahua, modern spelling variants Pumakawa or Pumaqawa was a Royalist commander later turned into a Peruvian revolutionary who led the Cuzco Rebellion of 1814 in the War of Independence.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 21, 1740
Chinchero District
Date of death
March 17, 1815
Sicuani
Citizenship
Viceroyalty of Peru
Occupations & fields
military officer
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