book chapter

The "Chiriguano Wars": Indian warfare and the establishment of the missions

Expecting pears from an elm tree: Franciscan missions on the Chiriguano frontier in the heart of South America, 1830-1949 • Durham • Published In 2009 • Pages: 21-60

By: Langer, Erick Detlef.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This reassessment of the frontier dynamic of shifting alliances among indigenous and settler groups finds that the Chiriguano strategy was not to let any one group become all-powerful. They fought as much amongst themselves as with Creoles or with other tribes. However, successful resistance depended on mobility. Once the Chiriguano settled at the missions they lost their flexibility, and their allegiance to the mission community and mestizo settlers became firmly established. For references see Langer (2009 "Bibliography").

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

Theoretical orientation in research and its results

History

Real property

External relations

Tribe and nation

Revolution

Instigation of war

Warfare

Aftermath of combat

Missions

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Chiriguano

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

2024

RegionThe area the document pertains to

South America

Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region

Southern South America

Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Historian

Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.

4: Excellent Secondary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

Ian Skoggard; 2023

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

not applicable

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1816-1900

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Tarija, Chuquisaca and southern Santa Cruz departments, Bolivia

NotesAdditional notes

Erick D. Langer

for bibliographical references see document 12:Langer

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

2009006499

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Chiriguano Indians--Missions--Bolivia--History--19th century

Chiriguano Indians--Missions--Bolivia--History--20th century