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Guale uprising 1597

Synopsis
Obs: The research for this entry is still in progress. The synopsis is still missing, and several of the additional fields listed below are marked as 'tbc' (to be completed). The specific start and end dates of the event also need to be completed or confirmed.
Additional info

Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 4 years. Name in sources: Alzamiento de los Guales; Revuelta de Juanillo. Location: Tolomato mission and other places of the Guale territory Country (current): US-Georgia. Monarchy: Spanish. Main participants: Indigenous. Number of participants: tbc. Main reasons & motivations: Anti-colonial, Resistance to conquest. Leadership: Juanillo. Relevance: medium.

Further reading
FRANCIS, J. Michael, KOLE, Kathleen M. (2011). Murder and Martyrdom in Spanish Florida: Don Juan and the Guale Uprising of 1597. New York: American Museum of Natural History.

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Cite this entry

The Editors (2025). "Guale uprising 1597," in Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. http://atlas.cidehusdigital.uevora.pt/revolt/guale-uprising-1597/ (accessed on 18 September 2025).