Saltpeter War (Mexico) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Salitre War |
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Colima Sayula Zapotlán Tapalpa Autlán |
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The Salitre War (Spanish: Guerra del Salitre; also Saltpeter War) was a 1480-1510 military conflict between the Tarascan state of Purépecha people and peoples settled in Colima, Sayula, Zapotlán, Tapalpa, and Autlán. It started with the invasion by Tarascan cazonci (monarch) Tangaxuan II with the purpose to seize the mining of saltpeter (hence the name) and ended with the expulsion of Purépecha from the areas of Colima and Jalisco.
See also
In Spanish: Guerra del Salitre (México) para niños
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