The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) together with the Brazil Initiative at LACS feature presenters from diverse disciplines. LACS organizes and sponsors more than 50 public lectures, workshops, performances, and conferences over the course of the academic year.
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LACS Lecture Series. Cuzco to Ceuta to Buenos Aires: Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru and Atlantic Revolutions, 1780-1825
Charles Walker, Professor of History, University of California, Davis
Charles Walker is writing a graphic history of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru, in collaboration with Liz Clarke. The brother of the rebel leader Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui or Tupac Amaru, Juan Bautista was arrested in Cusco after the massive uprising (1780-83), taken in chains to Lima and then in a miserable journey to Spain, where he was sentenced to the northern Africa presido of Ceuta. He spent more than 30 years as a prisoner there and upon his release in 1820, was taken to Argentina as an “Inca hero” of the nascent Argentine republic. He died in Buenos Aires, never returning to Peru. Professor Walker will discuss Juan Bautista's life as a witness to the age of revolution and also discuss the challenges and joys of graphic histories.
| Building: | West Hall |
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| Event Type: | Lecture / Discussion |
| Tags: | Anthropology, History, Latin America, Social Justice, Visual Arts |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, International Institute |
