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Chiriguano insurrection 1727

Synopsis
The Chiriguano people uprising started in 1727 in the regions of Tarija and Santa Cruz mainly in response to the progressive advance of landowners, missions and traders in their territory. It is known as a general uprising, which was led by the cacique Juan Bautista Aruma. The Chiriguano attacks were essentially directed at the missions and Spanish haciendas in the southern Pilcomayo. At the end of 1728, the Chiriguano made a new incursion to Sauces destroying farms, burning its church, and taking captives. In 1728, the Royal Audiencia of Charcas approved a first expedition whose objective was to put an end to the uprising by entering the frontier on three fronts: Santa Cruz, Tomina and Tarija. A new expedition was carried out in 1729, which ended with the withdrawal of the Spaniards from the territory. The conflicts continued until 1735, year in which a peace was established.
Additional info

Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 8 years. Name in sources: Sublevación Chiriguano. Location: Pilcomayo south Country (current): Bolivia. Monarchy: Spanish. Main participants: Indigenous. Number of participants: >500. Main reasons & motivations: Multiple, Resistance to conquest. Leadership: Juan Bautista Aruma. Relevance: high.

Further reading
COMBÈS, Isabelle (2005). Etnohistorias del Isoso, Chané y chiriguanos en el Chaco boliviano (siglos XVI a XX). La Paz: Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos, Fundación PIEB. LANGER, Erick D. (1989). Economic change and rural resistance in Southern Bolivia, 1880-1930. Standford: Stanford University Press. SAIGNES, Thierry (2007). Historia del pueblo chiriguano. La Paz: Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos, Embajada de Francia en Bolivia.
Cite this entry

(2023) "Chiriguano insurrection 1727", in J. V. Serrão and M. S. Cunha (coord), Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. (accessed on ).