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Calchaquí Wars

A series of Diaguita uprisings against Spanish rule in the Argentine Northwest.

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The Calchaquí Wars pitted the Diaguita Confederation against the Spanish Empire in Argentina's northwest from 1560 to 1667. These clashes forced Tucumán's Spanish population to fall back east to Santiago del Estero, marking a major blow for the conquistadors.

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