Mateo Pumacahua | |
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 Portrait now at the Museo Inka, Cuzco | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1740 Chinchero, Cusco |
| Died | March 17, 1815 (aged 74) Sicuani, Cusco |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1780–1814 |
| Battles/wars | Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II Bolivian War of Independence Cuzco Rebellion of 1814 |
Mateo García Pumacahua (September 21, 1740 – March 17, 1815) simply known as Pumacahua, modern spelling variants Pumakawa or Pumaqawa (meaning "he who stalks with the stealth of a puma", from Quechua Puma cougar, puma, Qawa sentinel, serene, "he who observes or monitors shrewdly") was a Royalist commander later turned into a Peruvian revolutionary who led the Cuzco Rebellion of 1814 in the War of Independence.