Aymaras

The Aymara have lived in the region for over 7,250 years. In the late 15th century or early 16th century, Aymaras came under the rule of the Inca Empire and later of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Following the Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1825), the Aymara became subjects to the new nations of Bolivia and Peru. After the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), Chile annexed territory inhabited by the Aymara population.