Micaela was born in Pampamarca (in Abancay) in 1747. She was the daughter of Manuel Bastidas (of African descent) and Josefa Puyucahua (a Native American). Micaela was during her youth described as beautiful and had tanned skin.
Micaela married in 1760 to José Gabriel Condorcanqui, Túpac Amaru II, an important figure in Peruvian history as well, being a descendent of the Inca Tupac Amaru. They married in the Church of our Lady of the Purification in the town of Surimana.
The couple had three sons, Hipólito (1761), Mariano (1762), and Fernando (1768).
After that she was captured in a failed uprising. She had joined her spouse in leading the rebellion, leading indigenous men and women in a battle for independence as well as organizing supplies and recruiting forces[1]
Finally she was executed by the Spanish very painfully on May 18, 1781, at 36 years of age. Her son Hipólito was also executed by the Spanish, both of them in front of Tupac Amaru II, who was then quartered and beheaded by the Spanish.
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SORRY BUT THIS IS IN SPANISH WITH NO SUBTITLES :(
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