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Gregoria Apaza

1750 – 1782

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Wikipedia Summary

Gregoria Apaza was an Indigenous leader in Bolivia. In 1781, she participated with her brother Julian Apaza and sister-in-law Bartolina Sisa in a major Indigenous revolt against Spanish colonial rule in Bolivia. These Aymara leaders laid siege to the cities of La Paz and Sorata before being defeated and executed in 1782.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
June 13, 1750
Ayo Ayo Municipality
Date of death
September 6, 1782
La Paz
Citizenship

Viceroyalty of Peru

Occupations & fields
revolutionary
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