Cañari
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The Cañari are an indigenous people of the Andean region of present-day Ecuador, known for their pre-Inca civilization, distinctive culture, and resistance to Inca conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cañari canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ pre-Columbian civilization ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Cojitambo
ⓘ
Ingapirca ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Quito (legendary/contested) ⓘ |
| capitalOrMainCenter | Hatun Cañar (historical) ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
veneration of sacred lakes
ⓘ
veneration of the moon ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | many pre-Hispanic traditions preserved ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northern Andes ⓘ |
| currentLanguageUse |
Kichwa
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnicityOf | Ecuador ⓘ |
| heritageRecognition | recognized as indigenous nationality in Ecuador ⓘ |
| knownFor |
astronomical knowledge
ⓘ
distinctive culture ⓘ resistance to Inca conquest ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| language | Cañari language (extinct) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Barbacoan languages (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Azuay Province ⓘ Cañar Province ⓘ southern Ecuador ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Columbian cultures of Ecuador ⓘ |
| populationStatus | surviving indigenous group in Ecuador ⓘ |
| postConquestRole | served as auxiliaries to Spaniards against Incas ⓘ |
| preIncaCivilization | true ⓘ |
| region | Andean region of Ecuador ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
traditional Andean religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | ayllu-based communities ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Andean Late Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca period
Spanish colonial period ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
ceramics
ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
maize
ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ quinoa ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
terrace farming ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stone and adobe structures ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.