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of the country. The contest, which was at- 

 tended with much bloodshed, continued for 

 three years, with various success. At one 

 time, Tupac-Amaru was saluted as Inca of 

 Peru. His conduct, however, was not con- 

 ciliatory, and the efforts of the Indians be- 

 coming feeble, owing in some measure to 

 the want of a sufficient supply of arms and 

 ammunition, a combined attack by the 

 troops of Buenos-Ayres and Lima, aided by 

 the greater part of the people, amongst 

 whom a feeling in favour of Spain still very 

 generally existed, prevailed over the insur- 

 gents, who were entirely defeated. 



This success, like too many others at a 

 later period in Spanish America, was mark- 

 ed by circumstances of great cruelty — Tu- 

 pac-Amaru, and many of the leaders of 

 the insurrection, being put to death in a 

 manner revolting to humanity. 



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