Francisco Antonio de Zela

Francisco Antonio de Zela
Personal details
Born(1768-07-24)24 July 1768
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire
Died18 July 1819(1819-07-18) (aged 50)
SpouseMaría de la Natividad Siles y Antequera
ProfessionSoldier
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Francisco Antonio de Zela y Arizaga (July 24, 1768, in Lima – July 18, 1819, in Panama City) is notable for sending forth the first anti-Spanish rebellion in the Peruvian city of Tacna on June 20, 1811, in an attempt to start the independence of Peru. De Zela was supported by a large group of criollos, mestizos and Indians, among them the caciques José Rosa Ara and Miguel Copaja.