The Santos Guayama’s lost republic.

Indigenous demands and montonero rebellions in Argentina, XIX century

Abstract

Centered in the caudillo Santos Guayama, this article analyses the impact of indigenous political traditions on the federalist rebelions in the  Argentinean west between 1860 and 1870 decades. The Argentinean historiography doesn’t consider the significance of ethnic experiences as factors of political movilization during this period. But recent documental findings on Guanacache area, at the core of the region, suggest the close relationship of these conflicts with political indigenous traditions of land struggle from ancient reductions.