Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas
Túpac Amaru (1545 – 24 September 1572) was the last monarch (Sapa Inca) of the Neo-Inca State, the remnants of the Inca Empire in Vilcabamba, Peru. He was executed by the Spanish following a months-long pursuit after the fall of the last stronghold of the Neo-Inca State.: 11 The name is also spelled: Tupac, Topa, Tupaq, Thupaq, Thupa or other similar variants and Amaro instead of Amaru. It comes from Quechua Thupaq, "Royal" or "Shining" and Amaru, "Snake" (or a mythological snake-like being).