Rumiñahui (Inca warrior)

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Rumiñahui was an Inca general who led the resistance to the Spanish in the north of the Inca Empire after the death of Atahualpa in 1533. Rumiñahui had been marching towards Cajamarca to deliver a huge amount of gold for the ransom demanded by the Spanish for Atahualpa's life. The Spanish distrusted Atahualpa, however, and had him garroted. Once Rumiñahui learned of this he returned to the area that is now Ecuador, supposedly buried the gold, and prepared to resist the Spanish. Pizarro sent a lieutenant named Sebastián de Belalcázar to capture Quito and the treasure. The forces of Rumiñahui and Belalcázar met beneath Mount Chimborazo, where Rumiñahui was defeated. However, before the Spanish forces could capture Quito, Rumiñahui had it burned to the ground. Rumiñahui was eventually captured, tortured and killed by the Spanish, however he never revealed the whereabouts of the treasure.