a leading Inca general of the north and a supporter of Atahualpa
1485 CE
to 1533 CE
Chalcuchimac (also called Challcochima, Chalkuchimac, Challcuchima, Chalicuchima or Chialiquichiama; born in the latter part of the fifteenth century; died Cajamarca, Peru, 1533) is, along with Quizquiz and Rumiñawi, one of the leading Inca generals of the north and a supporter of Atahualpa, for whom he wins five battles against the Spaniards.