JANUARY 28, 1892

BATTLE OF KURUYUKI—BOLIVIANS END CHIRIGUANO REVOLT

The Chiriguanos (now Guarani) lived in the Andes foothills of southeastern Bolivia. For 400 years, they had fended off the Inca, Spanish, and Bolivians. Following the rape/murder of a Chiriguano woman by the corrigedor (mayor) of Cuevo on January 1, 1892, Chiriguanos, on January 7, ambushed a Bolivian army patrol, attacked creole ranches, and sacked Cuevo. On January 21, Apiaguaiki Tumpa led an unsuccessful attack on Bolivian soldiers, volunteers, and Indian archers at the Santa Rosa Mission. Afterward, he and his followers occupied Kuruyuki where they were attacked by the Bolivian troops, killing over 600 Chiriguanos. After the battle, the army massacred the Chiriguanos who surrendered, and sold women & children into slavery. Over 6,000 Chiriguanos may have died during the war. Apiagauiki escaped, but was betrayed, captured, and publicly tortured and executed at Sauces (now Monteagudo). The battle of Kuruyuki was the last gasp of the Chiriguanos as an independent ethnic group.

Sources:

“January 28, 1892—Kuruyuki Massacre,” Stories of Bolivia.  Retrieved 10/12/2022, JANUARY 28, 1892.- KURUYUKI MASSACRE | Stories of Bolivia (historias-bolivia.blogspot.com)

“Chiriguanowar 1892,” The Medal Hound.  Retrieved 10/12/2022, http://themedalhound.com/bolivia/chiriguanowar.html

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Photo:  E. Nordenskiöld, 1913-1914. Interior of Chiriguano hut, Yumbía, Rio Pilcomayo. Public Domain.