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Battle of Chupas

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Peru

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Battle of Chupas (1542), part of the Spanish Civil War in Peru. Cristoval Castro defeated Diego del Almagro. Battle followed by a massacre.

Belligerents2

Cristoval Castro
Diego del Almagro

Conflict graph

PART OFCivil wars of the conquistadors in Peru

Sources

HCED — Miller & Bakar (2023), Historical Conflict Event Dataset, J. Conflict Resolution 67(2-3)
Jaques, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges (HCED primary source)

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