Justo Apu Sahuaraura Inca ( Cusco, 1770 –

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, ?) was an Incan noble and a leader of Peruvian independence. He was the son of Pedro Sahuaraura Tito Atauchi, chief of the Quispicanchi, and descendant of

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and, through him, a descendant of

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. He began his studies in the College of San Francisco de Borja and continued them in the College of San Bernardo. He went to the

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, where he studied theology and canon law. After joining the clergy, he was the interim priest of Coaza ( Carabaya), and for five years he was the head of doctrine in the district of Pachaconas ( Antabamba). He graduated with a doctorate in 1808, was named the synodal examiner of the bishopric and general visitor of six provinces, and he was assigned to the parish of

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( Aymaraes), in 1810. At the beginning of the Cuzco Rebellion of 1814 led by Brigadier Mateo Pumacahua, he gave his assets to the cause, although when the royal authority was restored, they were set on fire by order of Colonel Vicente González. Under pressure and subjected to multiple humiliations, he was finally released and returned to his curate. Back home he met

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, who recognized his merits and awarded him a civic medal. Named canon treasurer of the diocesan council of Cuzco (1825), he would be elected deputy by Aymaraes (1826). In January 1825 he was part of the Qualification Board established in Cusco by Simón Bolívar to distribute jobs among citizens qualified by their integrity, ability and service. This effort was led by Benito Laso and included Agustín Cosío, Toribio Salas, Juan de Mata Chacón y Becerra, Justo Sahuaraura, José Feijoó, Juan Béjar, Bartolomé Arregui and Martín Gavino Concha. Embittered by the treatment he received, he retired to the town of

. In his last years he wrote his memoirs and documented his family archives, ultimately publishing "Memories of the Peruvian Monarchy or outline of the history of the Incas" (Paris, 1850). He left manuscripts in an Anthology of Inca Literature, among which was the codex of the

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drama, copied around 1838 from a manuscript owned by the priest Antonio Valdes. His manuscript of "Memories of the Peruvian Monarchy" was stolen from Peru's National Library during the Chilean occupation of Lima from 1881–83. It was returned to Peru in November 2019 and unveiled in February 2020.

References

* ''Alberto Tauro del Pino''. ''Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú''. Lima: PEISA, 2001.

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* {{Authority control 1770 births Year of death missing 18th-century Peruvian people 19th-century Peruvian people People of the Peruvian War of Independence