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Article: The Plebeian Republic: The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State, 1820-1850.(Book review)
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- Canadian Journal of History
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- September 22, 2007
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The Plebeian Republic: The Huanta Rebellion and the Making of the Peruvian State, 1820-1850, by Cecilia Mendez. Durham, North Carolina, Duke University Press, 2005. xvi, 343 pp. $23.95 US (paper).
In 1825, shortly after Peruvian independence, an indigenous muleteer, Antonio Abad Huachaca, led a peasant uprising that sought to reinstate Ferdinand VII as monarch of Peru. The rebels controlled territory, took over towns, and collected tithes for three years before Peru's republican government finally defeated them. In this solidly researched and clearly written study, Cecilia Mendez brings the rural inhabitants of Huanta to the forefront as historical actors, and ...
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