Rumiñawi (Kichwa rumi stone, rock, ñawi eye, face,Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu (Ministry of Education, Ecuador) "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face",Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, hispanicized spellings Rumiaoui, Ruminavi, Ruminagui, Rumiñagui , Rumiñahui), born late 15th century, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inca Civil War , who after the death of Emperor Atahualpa,  led the resistance  against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire (modern-day Ecuador) in 1533.  Born in Pillaro in the modern Tungurahua Province in Ecuador, his given name was Ati II Pillahuaso. Inca historians tend to believe that he was Atahualpa's half-brother, born from a native noble woman.  When Francisco Pizarro imprisoned Atahualpa and held him in the Ransom Room, Rumiñawi marched towards Cajamarca to deliver a huge amount of gold  .  Rumiñawi had ordered the city burned, and the principal ladies of the temples who refused to flee, killed . Rumiñahui was eventually captured , tortured and killed by the Spanish but never revealed the location of the treasure.
Rumiñawi (Kichwa rumi stone, rock, ñawi eye, face,Kichwa Yachakukkunapa Shimiyuk Kamu (Ministry of Education, Ecuador) "stone eye", "stone face", "rock eye" or "rock face",Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, , born late 15th century, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inca Civil War . After the death of Emperor Atahualpa, he led the resistance in 1533 against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire (modern-day Ecuador) . Life Born in Pillaro in the modern Tungurahua Province in Ecuador, his given name was Ati II Pillahuaso. Inca historians tend to believe that he was Atahualpa's half-brother, born from a native noble woman. (Hispanicized spellings of his name include Rumiaoui, Ruminavi, Ruminagui, Rumiñagui, Rumiñahui.) When Francisco Pizarro imprisoned Atahualpa and held him in the Ransom Room, Rumiñawi took forces to Cajamarca to deliver a huge amount of gold for his release . To prevent the Spanish soldiers from looting the city, Rumiñawi had ordered it to be burned. He also ordered the principal ladies of the temples who refused to flee, to be killed, to prevent their being captured and assaulted by the foreign soldiers . Rumiñahui was eventually captured by the Spanish, who tortured and killed him. But he never revealed the location of the treasure.
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