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{{short description|Battle that took place during the Spanish conquest of Peru}}
{{redirect|Chupas|other uses|chupa (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Battle of Chupas
| image= Battle of chupas.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption= Battle of Chupas
|partof=the [[Spanish conquest of Peru]]
|date=16 September 1542
|place=Chupas, near [[Ayacucho|Huamanga]], present-day [[Peru]]
|result=Victory for Nueva Castilla
|combatant1=[[Image:Flag of New Spain.svg|22px]] [[Spanish Empire]] [[Image:Flag of New Spain.svg|22px]] [[Governorate of New Castile|Nueva Castilla]]
|combatant2=[[Image:Flag of New Spain.svg|22px]] [[Governorate of New Toledo|Nueva Toledo]] Almagristas Rebels
|commander1=[[Cristóbal Vaca de Castro]] [[Francisco de Carvajal]] [[Alonso de Alvarado]]
|commander2=[[Diego de Almagro II]]{{POW}} [[Gómez de Alvarado]]
|coordinates = {{Coord|-13.2539|-74.22566}}
|strength1=Unknown
|strength2=Unknown
|casualties1=Unknown
|casualties2=At least 200 Almagristas
}}
{{Campaignbox Spanish conquest of Peru}}

After the [[assassination]] of [[Francisco Pizarro]], in retaliation for [[Diego de Almagro|his father's]] execution in 1538, [[Diego de Almagro II]], ''El Mozo'', continued to press claims as the rightful ruler of [[Peru]] and as leader of his father's supporters. His claims were largely unsuccessful, however, as Pizarro was succeeded as governor by [[Cristóbal Vaca de Castro]], despite claims from his brother [[Gonzalo Pizarro]], whose claims to join arms against the Almagristas and "El Mozo" largely remained unanswered.

==Battle==
Desperate not to face the same fate as his father after the [[battle of Las Salinas]], Diego de Almagro II gathered an army of supporters. Vaca de Castro met and defeated de Almagro's army outside Huamanga (Ayacucho) at [[Chupas]], on 16 September 1542, the year following Pizarro's murder. 1200 Spaniards fought in the battle. Vaca de Castro's forces killed 200 Almagristas, and hanged many more later that day.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Last Days of the Incas |last= MacQuarrie |first=Kim |year=2008 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn= 978-0743260503 |page=344 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Emql_kU0QLIC&pg=PA344 |access-date=2014-09-21 }}</ref> De Almagro fled to Cuzco and tried to seek refuge at [[Manco Inca Yupanqui|Manco Inca]]'s residence in [[Vitcos]]. But he was caught on September 16, 1542 and was executed on the city plaza of Cuzco after a brief trial.<ref>John Hemming: ''The Conquest of the Incas.'' Mariner, Boston 2012, {{ISBN|978-0-15-602826-4}}, p. 264.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1542|Chupas]]
[[Category:Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire|Chupas]]
[[Category:Battles involving Spain|Chupas 1542]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Inca Empire|Chupas]]
[[Category:History of the Department of Ayacucho]]
[[Category:1542 in the Spanish Empire]]
[[Category:1542 in the Inca civilization]]

Battle of Chupas - Revision history

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