Calchaquí Wars
The Calchaquí Wars (
La Rioja
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First War
In 1559, the gobernador
curaca known as Chumbicha, and Zurita used him to negotiate with his brother who was the curaca del of the town of Tolombón. This last curaca accepted baptism as part of the negotiations, becoming then known under the Christian name of Juan Calchaquí.[1]
However, once Juan Calchaquí understood the unequal nature of the encomienda he rebelled and led attacks against the Spanish, evicting them of the three cities founded by Zurita: Córdoba de Calchaquí,
Omaguacas also revolted and destroyed ciudad de Nieva, now known as San Salvador de Jujuy, the whole Spanish population of Tucumán was forced to concentrate in Santiago del Estero further east.[3] This was a serious setback for the Spanish conquistadors and in historiography favourable to Spain the war has been labelled "one of the worst tragedies of our history".[4]
References
- ^ Hernández, Isabel (1995). Los indios de Argentina (in Spanish). Abya Yala. pp. 145–146.
- ^ Hernández (1995): 147.
- ^ Bidondo, Emilio A. (1980). Historia de Jujuy (in Spanish). Plus Ultra. pp. 52–54.
- ^ Jornada histórico-genealógica del Tucumán y Cuyo, 2002