Mateo Pumacahua

Mateo Pumacahua
Portrait now at the Museo Inka, Cuzco
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1740 Chinchero, Cusco
Died	March 17, 1815(1815-03-17) (aged 74) Sicuani, Cusco
Nationality	Peruvian
Profession	Soldier
Military service
Years of service	1780–1814
Battles/wars	Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II Bolivian War of Independence Cuzco Rebellion of 1814

Mateo García Pumacahua (September 21, 1740 – March 17, 1815) simply known as Pumacahua, modern spelling variants Pumakawa or Pumaqawa (meaning "he who stalks with the stealth of a puma", from Quechua Puma cougar, puma, Qawa sentinel, serene, "he who observes or monitors shrewdly") was a Royalist commander later turned into a Peruvian revolutionary who led the Cuzco Rebellion of 1814 in the War of Independence.