Quechan uprising of 1781

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Native American revolt anti-colonial rebellion uprising

The Quechan uprising of 1781 was a major Native American revolt in the lower Colorado River region in which the Quechan (Yuma) people destroyed Spanish missions and settlements, effectively halting Spain’s overland route between Sonora and Alta California.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Yuma uprising of 1781	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American revolt ⓘ anti-colonial rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
affected	Spanish military and civilian settlements at the Colorado River crossings ⓘ Spanish missionary system on the lower Colorado River ⓘ
aftermath	Spanish abandonment of the overland route via the Colorado River ⓘ increased Spanish caution in frontier mission planning ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Quechan uprising of 1781 ⓘ surface form: Yuma uprising of 1781
chronologicalPlacement	late 18th century ⓘ
conflictType	indigenous resistance to colonial rule ⓘ
ethnicContext	Quechan people ⓘ surface form: Quechan (Yuma) people
hasCause	Quechan resistance to Spanish colonial encroachment ⓘ conflicts over land and resources along the Colorado River ⓘ tensions between Quechan people and Spanish missionaries and settlers ⓘ
hasPart	attack on Spanish missions on the lower Colorado River ⓘ destruction of Spanish settlements at the Colorado River crossings ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Spanish colonial era in North America ⓘ
location	borderlands of Sonora and Alta California ⓘ Lower Colorado River region ⓘ surface form: lower Colorado River region vicinity of present-day Yuma, Arizona ⓘ
mainParticipants	Quechan people ⓘ Spanish colonists ⓘ Spanish missionaries ⓘ
opponent	Spanish Empire ⓘ colonial authorities of New Spain ⓘ
partOf	Spanish–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: Spanish–Native American conflicts in the Southwest history of the Quechan (Yuma) people ⓘ
region	Spanish borderlands of northwestern New Spain ⓘ
result	closure of Spain’s overland route between Sonora and Alta California ⓘ destruction of Spanish missions on the lower Colorado River ⓘ destruction of Spanish settlements at the Colorado River crossings ⓘ halt of direct overland communication between Sonora and Alta California ⓘ
significantFor	Native American resistance to Spanish rule ⓘ disruption of Spanish expansion into Alta California ⓘ history of Spanish colonization in the American Southwest ⓘ
startTime	1781 ⓘ

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Quechan uprising of 1781 → alsoKnownAs → Quechan uprising of 1781 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yuma uprising of 1781

Quechan people → historicalEvent → Quechan uprising of 1781 ⓘ