The war against the

Chiriguano The Ava Guaraní are an Indigenous peoples formerly known as Chiriguanos or Chiriguano Indians who speak the Ava Guarani and Eastern Bolivian Guaraní languages. Noted for their warlike character, the Chiriguanos retained their lands in the Ande ...

s of 1892 is the name given to a series of armed confrontations during the presidency of

Aniceto Arce Aniceto Arce Ruiz de Mendoza (15 April 1824, in Tarija – 14 August 1906) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Bolivia from 1888 to 1892. He also served as the fourth vice president of Bolivia from 1880 to ...

, between the

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n State and a great Messianic Chiriguano movement (

Ava Guaraní Chiripá Guarani (Tsiripá, Txiripá), also known as Ava Guarani and ''Nhandéva'' (''Ñandeva''), is a Guaraní languages, Guaraní language spoken in Paraguay, Brazil, and also Argentina. Nhandéva is closely connected to Mbyá Guaraní language ...

) led by its leader,

Apiaguaiki Tumpa Apiaguaiki Tumpa (c. 1863 – 29 March 1892) was a messianic leader of the Eastern Bolivian Guarani (Chiriguanos) people of Bolivia. He is regarded by many Guarani as a national hero, known for his struggle to defend his peoples' land and liberty ...

. The indigenous Chiriguanos at that time were located in what was known as the Chiriguano mountain range in the current Santa Cruz department of

. The conflict originated from the increasing presence of farmers in the region and from the abuses committed by them towards the Chiriguanos, who revolted, with the open intention of expelling them all from their territories.Sandoval Rodríguez, Isaac. Nación y Estado en Bolivia. Edit. Mundy Color. La Paz-Cochabamba. 1991. Pp. 155.

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