Kumeyaay attack of 1775

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The Kumeyaay attack of 1775 was an indigenous uprising in which Kumeyaay warriors destroyed much of Mission San Diego de Alcalá and killed a missionary, marking one of the earliest and most significant acts of resistance to Spanish colonization in Alta California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
event in colonial California
indigenous uprising
rebellion
aftermath increased militarization of Spanish missions in Alta California
ongoing tensions between Kumeyaay and Spanish authorities
tightened Spanish control over local indigenous populations
alsoKnownAs Kumeyaay attack of 1775
surface form: Kumeyaay revolt of 1775

Kumeyaay attack of 1775
surface form: San Diego Mission uprising of 1775
cause abuses and coercive labor at the mission
grievances over land and resources
opposition to missionization of the Kumeyaay
resistance to Spanish colonization
conflictWith Franciscan missionaries in Alta California
Spanish Empire
countryAtTheTime Spanish Empire
date 1775
ethnicGroupInvolved Kumeyaay people
surface form: Kumeyaay
hasPart attack on Mission San Diego de Alcalá
hasPerpetrator Kumeyaay warriors
hasVictim Franciscan missionary at Mission San Diego de Alcalá
location Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California

Mission San Diego de Alcalá
San Diego River valley
San Diego, California, United States
surface form: present-day San Diego, California
mainParticipants Kumeyaay people
Spanish colonial soldiers
Spanish missionaries
opposedBy Spanish Franciscans
surface form: Franciscan missionaries

Spanish colonial administration
surface form: Spanish colonial authorities
partOf history of San Diego, California
history of Spanish missions in California
history of the Kumeyaay people
relatedTo Spanish missions in California
surface form: California mission system

Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Spanish colonization of the Americas
indigenous resistance in North America
result destruction of much of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
killing of at least one Franciscan missionary
subsequent rebuilding of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
temporary abandonment of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
significance highlighted tensions between Spanish missionaries and Kumeyaay communities
major act of resistance to the California mission system
one of the earliest indigenous uprisings against Spanish rule in Alta California
timePeriod 18th century
Spanish colonial period in California

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Mission San Diego de Alcalá significantEvent Kumeyaay attack of 1775
Kumeyaay attack of 1775 alsoKnownAs Kumeyaay attack of 1775
this entity surface form: Kumeyaay revolt of 1775
Kumeyaay attack of 1775 alsoKnownAs Kumeyaay attack of 1775
this entity surface form: San Diego Mission uprising of 1775