Revolt in Azángaro
Peasant revolt in Azángaro, Puno, in 1911, which was the first of a series of uprisings that occurred in this province between 1911 and 1922. These revolts were part of a broader context of peasant mobilizations in the southern Andes at the beginning of the 20th century.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a series of revolts took place in Cuzco and Puno, with the Azángaro revolts being particularly significant. These revolts were part of a period characterized by the expansion of the commercial houses of Arequipa and the haciendas of Cuzco and Puno, whose base was the extensive exploitation of pastures, cattle and shepherds in the interior. The revolts in Azángaro were repeated on multiple occasions between 1911 and 1922, reflecting the social tensions of the Southern Andes in that period. The most famous peasant mobilization of this period was the uprising of Major Teodomiro Gutiérrez Cuevas, who took up arms in the province of Azángaro in 1915 under the name of Rumi Maqui.