Rumiñawi (Inca warrior)

This article is about the Inca warrior. For other uses, see Rumiñawi.
Rumiñawi
Rumiñahui, oil painting by José Yépez
Native name
Rumiñawi
Bornc. 1490
Quito, Kingdom of Quito (present-day Ecuador)
DiedJune 25, 1535(1535-06-25) (aged 44–45)
Ecuador
AllegianceInca Empire
BranchInca Army
RankGeneral
CommandsNorthern Inca armies
Known forLeader of the resistance against the Spanish conquest in Quito
ConflictsSpanish conquest of the Inca Empire

Rumiñawi, born late 15th century in present-day Ecuador, died June 25, 1535, was a general during the Inca Civil War. Hispanicized spellings of his name include Rumiaoui, Ruminavi, Ruminagui, Rumiñagui, and Rumiñahui. After the death of Emperor Atahualpa, he led an uprising in 1533 against the Spanish in the northern part of the Inca Empire (modern-day Ecuador). According to tradition he ordered the city's treasure to be hidden and the city burned. Although captured and tortured, he never revealed the treasure. Since 1985, 1 December has been celebrated as a day of commemoration of his acts.

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