REBELS AND HERETICS: THE IQUICHANOS IN INDEPENDENCE AND THE RISING PERUVIAN REPUBLIC

Abstract

This article studies the link of the Iquichanos with the viceregal administration,
their participation in the process of the Independence of Peru and the reasons
for the prolonging of the Iquichan rebellion. From the analysis of unpublished
sources, we consider that the Iquichanos identified with the Spanish crown in
exchange for having certain privileges. During the Independence they defeated
the Cuzco rebellion of 1814 and harassed Sucre’s forces. Towards the first years
of the republican government, they led a rebellion not only for economic reasons,
but also because they were affected by the jurisdictional reorganizations and the
prohibition of their cultural expressions.