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. Historians tend to believe that he was Atahualpa's half brother, born from a native noble woman. Rumiñahui had been marching towards Cajamarca to deliver a huge amount of gold for the ransom demanded by the Spanish for this cool 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 Benalcázar to capture Quito and the treasure. The forces of Rumiñahui and Benalcázar 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.