Ruminahui

Rumiñawi ('Stone Eye', c. 1490–1535) was supreme commander of the northern Inca armies under Atahualpa. Following the treacherous capture and garroting of Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro in Cajamarca, Rumiñawi mobilized 12,000 warriors to defend the northern capital of Quito against Sebastián de Belalcázar.

In 1534, at the Battle of Mount Chimborazo, Rumiñawi fought the Spanish cavalry to a standstill until a sudden eruption of the Tungurahua volcano was interpreted as an omen of divine wrath. Falling back to Quito, Rumiñawi evacuated the populace, burned the city to the ground, and transported tons of imperial gold into the cloud forests of the Llanganates mountains before his capture and execution.