Quillacinga

E279264

Quillacinga are an Indigenous people of the Andean region in what is now southern Colombia, known historically for their distinct culture and resistance to Spanish colonization.

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Quillacinga canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
affectedBy Spanish evangelization
encomienda system
colonialStatus subject to Spanish conquest campaigns
continent South America
country Colombia
culturalArea Northern Andes
culturalPractice communal land use
ritual ceremonies tied to agricultural cycles
culturalRevival contemporary efforts to reclaim identity
ethnonymVariant Quillacinga people
Quillacingas
hasDescendantCommunity modern Quillacinga communities in Nariño
historicalLanguageStatus partially extinct language
knownFor distinct culture
resistance to Spanish colonization
languageFamily Barbacoan languages
legalStatus recognized as Indigenous people by Colombian state
locatedIn Department of Nariño
Upper Pasto River basin
Valley of Atriz
southern Colombia
neighboringPeople Inga people
Pasto people
partOf Andean civilization
surface form: Andean civilizations

indigenous peoples of Colombia
surface form: Indigenous peoples of Colombia
presentIn municipality of Pasto
municipality of Tangua
municipality of Yacuanquer
region Andean region
religion Andean indigenous religion
resisted Spanish Empire
timePeriod Spanish colonial period
pre-Columbian era
traditionalCrops maize
potatoes
quinoa
traditionalEconomy agriculture
fishing
hunting
traditionalHousing adobe houses
thatched-roof dwellings

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Nariño hasIndigenousPeoples Quillacinga