Huaraz Rebellion

Huaraz Rebellion
	; Conmemorative plaque
Date	1 March 1885–28 September 1887
Location	Callejón de Huaylas, Peru
Result	Government victory
Belligerents
Peru	Quechua Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Noriega; Javier Collazos; José Iraola	Pedro Pablo Atusparía ; Pedro Kochatzin
Strength
700 men; 3 machine guns; 1 cannon[1]	10,000–20,000 peasants[2]

The Huaraz Rebellion was an insurrection started in 1885 by indigenous peasants against the Peruvian Republic. The cause for the conflict was the reestablishment of the indigenous tribute by the government of President Miguel Iglesias.

References

"Así fue la revolución campesina de 1885". 2012-03-04. p. Huaraz Noticias.
Dixon, 2015: 173

Bibliography

Dixon, Jeffrey S.; Sarkees, Meredith Reid (2015). A Guide to Intra-state Wars: An Examination of Civil, Regional, and Intercommunal Wars, 1816-2014. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-5063-1798-4.

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[1] "Así fue la revolución campesina de 1885". 2012-03-04. p. Huaraz Noticias.

[2] Dixon, 2015: 173