HIST-158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-9: Embezzlement, Subaltern Studies, Quechua People
10 Nov 2016
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Massive uprising of the andean people: 1780s (early) (1) Whole insurgent armies organized from cusco in peru south to chile and argentina (1) At the hub was potos , which had one of the largest silver resources (2) From the caciques and other ethnic authorities, spanish treasury drew revenue (2) In cusco, 17000 soldiers were mobilized against tupac amaru forces. This was the first time the crown had to mobilize its armies since distant days of conquest (2) Idea/demand that govt of the andes be restored to the land"s ancient owners (3) Forgetting, and getting one"s history wrong, are essential factors in the making of a nation (5) Blood ties important: peruvian and bolivian upper classes not blind to cultural heritage of populations they ruled (5) Incas yes, indians no racism of the era (6) Popular movements, growing influence of indigenista and marxist intellectuals arose new change (6) New movements want balance, inequality to end.
