Expedition Sent From Cuzco Against Tupac Amaru, March, 1781.
Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshal José del Valle (E)1 | |
Major General: Captain Francisco Cuellar (E) | |
Field Adjutants: Lieutenant of Cavalry Antonio Donoso (E) Lieutenant of Cavalry Isidro Rodríguez (E) Ensign of Cavalry Francisco López (E) | |
First Column | |
Commandant: Sergeant Major of Cavalry Joaquín de Valcárcel (E) | |
Second: Colonel ot Militia Marqués de Rocafuerte (C) | |
Dragoons of Cotabambas | 100 |
Dragoons of Calca | 60 |
Dragoons of Urubamba | 100 |
Dragoons of Abancay | 25 |
Dragoons of Andahuaylas | 25 |
Faithful Indians of Tambo y Quebrada de Calca | 2,000 |
2,310 | |
Second Column | |
Commandant: Lieutenant Colonel Juan Manuel de Campero (E) | |
Second: Lieutenant of Infantry José Varela (E) | |
Light Cavalry | 200 |
Cavalry of Cuzco | 150 |
Cavalry of Quispicanchis | 200 |
Cavalry of Andahuaylas | 200 |
Infantry of Lima | 200 |
Faithful Indians of Maras, Guayabamba and Chincheros | 2,000 |
2,950 | |
Third Column | |
Commandant: Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Villalta (C) | |
Second: Colonel of Militia Matías Baulen (E) | |
Infantry of Lima | 100 |
Infantry of Andahuaylas | 300 |
Infantry of Abancay | 200 |
Company of Cacique Rosas | 200 |
Company of Cacique Lebu | 100 |
Faithful Indians of Tinta, Guarocordo, Suritti, and Altos | 2,000 |
2,900 | |
Fourth Column | |
Commandant: Corregidor of Paruro Manuel Ruíz de Castilla (E) | |
Second: Colonel of Militia Isidro Guisasola (E) | |
Infantry of Cuzco | 100 |
Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 2,900 |
3,000 | |
Fifth Column | |
Commandant: Colonel of Infantry Domingo Mamara (E) | |
Second: Corregidor of Cotabambas José Acuña | |
Third: Corregidor of Chumbivilcas Francisco Laesquilla (C) Veteran Infantry | 100 |
Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 2,900 |
3,000 | |
Sixth Column | |
Commandant: Colonel José Cavero (E) | |
Second: Senior Justice of Paucartambo Francisco Celorio (C) Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 550 |
Corps of Reserves | |
Commandant: Colonel of Dragoons Gabriel de Avilés (E) | |
Second: Captain of the Army José León (E) | |
Third: Colonel of Militia Gabriel de Ugarte (C) | |
Veteran Infantry of Lima | 300 |
Veteran Infantry of Huamanga | 200 |
500 | |
Grand Total | 15,210 |
Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshal José del Valle (E)1 | |
Major General: Captain Francisco Cuellar (E) | |
Field Adjutants: Lieutenant of Cavalry Antonio Donoso (E) Lieutenant of Cavalry Isidro Rodríguez (E) Ensign of Cavalry Francisco López (E) | |
First Column | |
Commandant: Sergeant Major of Cavalry Joaquín de Valcárcel (E) | |
Second: Colonel ot Militia Marqués de Rocafuerte (C) | |
Dragoons of Cotabambas | 100 |
Dragoons of Calca | 60 |
Dragoons of Urubamba | 100 |
Dragoons of Abancay | 25 |
Dragoons of Andahuaylas | 25 |
Faithful Indians of Tambo y Quebrada de Calca | 2,000 |
2,310 | |
Second Column | |
Commandant: Lieutenant Colonel Juan Manuel de Campero (E) | |
Second: Lieutenant of Infantry José Varela (E) | |
Light Cavalry | 200 |
Cavalry of Cuzco | 150 |
Cavalry of Quispicanchis | 200 |
Cavalry of Andahuaylas | 200 |
Infantry of Lima | 200 |
Faithful Indians of Maras, Guayabamba and Chincheros | 2,000 |
2,950 | |
Third Column | |
Commandant: Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Villalta (C) | |
Second: Colonel of Militia Matías Baulen (E) | |
Infantry of Lima | 100 |
Infantry of Andahuaylas | 300 |
Infantry of Abancay | 200 |
Company of Cacique Rosas | 200 |
Company of Cacique Lebu | 100 |
Faithful Indians of Tinta, Guarocordo, Suritti, and Altos | 2,000 |
2,900 | |
Fourth Column | |
Commandant: Corregidor of Paruro Manuel Ruíz de Castilla (E) | |
Second: Colonel of Militia Isidro Guisasola (E) | |
Infantry of Cuzco | 100 |
Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 2,900 |
3,000 | |
Fifth Column | |
Commandant: Colonel of Infantry Domingo Mamara (E) | |
Second: Corregidor of Cotabambas José Acuña | |
Third: Corregidor of Chumbivilcas Francisco Laesquilla (C) Veteran Infantry | 100 |
Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 2,900 |
3,000 | |
Sixth Column | |
Commandant: Colonel José Cavero (E) | |
Second: Senior Justice of Paucartambo Francisco Celorio (C) Spaniards and Faithful Indians | 550 |
Corps of Reserves | |
Commandant: Colonel of Dragoons Gabriel de Avilés (E) | |
Second: Captain of the Army José León (E) | |
Third: Colonel of Militia Gabriel de Ugarte (C) | |
Veteran Infantry of Lima | 300 |
Veteran Infantry of Huamanga | 200 |
500 | |
Grand Total | 15,210 |
(E) and (C) indicate the European Spaniards and Creoles serving in the command and staff group of the expedition. Note that Villalta, the former commandant in Cuzco, was the only Creole given command. Upon Areche’s arrival, Villalta had been replaced as inspector by Colonel Juan Manuel Campero, a Spanish infantry officer serving as corregidor of Quispicanchis, who later received the govemship of Tucumán and a habit in the Order of Santiago for his services. A limeño who was an officer in the Royal Army and a member of the Order of Santiago, he was villified by Gálvez following the close of the revolt and denied further promotion. The ranking Creole officer was Colonel of Militia Juan Nicolás de Lobatón y Zavala, the Marqués de Rocafuerte, whose extraordinary bravery and strong financial support for the war was still insufficient to gain him his request for a colonelcy in the regular army.
Source: Table accompanying the Report from del Valle to Gálvez, Cuzco, Mar. 1, 1781, ff. 9-12, AGI, Lima, leg. 1044. The routes taken by each column are described in the Colección documental, II, part 2, 518-520.