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JosÃ© Gabriel TÃºpac Amaru (March 19, 1742 â May 18, 1781) â known as TÃºpac Amaru II â was a... JosÃ© Gabriel TÃºpac Amaru (March 19, 1742 â May 18, 1781) â known as TÃºpac Amaru II â was a leader of an indigenous uprising in 1780 against the Spanish in Peru. Although unsuccessful, he later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and indigenous rights movement and an inspiration to a myriad of causes in Peru.