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Arecaya uprising 1660

Synopsis
Obs: The research for this entry is still in progress. The synopsis is still missing, and several of the additional fields listed below are marked as 'tbc' (to be completed). The specific start and end dates of the event also need to be completed or confirmed.
Additional info

Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 6 days. Name in sources: Rebelión de Arecayá; alzamiento de los indios de Arecayá. Location: Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de Arecayá (extinct Guarani village) Country (current): Paraguay. Monarchy: Spanish. Main participants: Indigenous. Number of participants: tbc. Main reasons & motivations: Anti-colonial, Labour. Leadership: Cacique Rodrigo Yaguariguay. Relevance: low.

Further reading
SVRIZ WUCHERER, Pedro M. O. (2013). “La rebelión de Arecayá (1660): guaraníes armados en la frontera”, in XXXIII Encuentro de Geohistoria Regional, Facultad de Humanidades – UNAF. Formosa, pp. 263-282. VELÁZQUEZ, Rafael Eladio (1965). “La rebelión de los indios de Arecayá en 1660. Reacción indígena contra los excesos de la encomienda en el Paraguay”, Revista Paraguaya de Sociología, 2: 21.

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Cite this entry

The Editors (2026). "Arecaya uprising 1660," in Encyclopaedia of Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. https://mappingrebellions.com/revolt/arecaya-uprising-1660/ (accessed on 15 May 2026).