User:Gawon Jo/Túpac Amaru II

The Corregidores and the exploitation of the natives[edit]
Although the Spanish trusteeship labor system, or encomienda, had been abolished in 1720, most natives a seventh of the population living in native communities (pueblos the indios) as well as permanent indigenous workers at the time living in the Andean region of what is now Ecuador and Bolivia, who made up nine tenths of the population were still pushed into forced labor   mita as well as other forms of draft labor for what were legally labeled as public work projects.^ (cite the serunikov) This shift from the encomienda to the state sponsored and controlled draft labor system consolidated the indigenous labor force in the hands of the local government and not in the individual encomenderos  However, most natives worked under the supervision of a master either tilling soil, mining or working in textile mills. What little wage that was acquired by workers was heavily taxed and cemented Native American indebtedness to Spanish masters. The Roman Catholic Church also had a hand in extorting these natives through collections for saints, masses for the dead, domestic and parochial work on certain days, forced gifts, etc.^ Those not employed in forced labor were still subject to the Spanish provincial governors, or corregidores who also heavily taxed any free natives, similarly ensuring their financial instability.^ (I really want to contest this -- from my understanding of the text... those in "forced labor" were part of the Crown's draft system,,, and those "not employed in forced labor" makes it seem like the majority were still in the encomienda system, which according to the Bakewell article wasn't true as the Crown was systematically culling the encomendero influence along with the new laws and status of the native population ) While the the use of Spanish colonial systems The Spanish colonial systems that affected While many in the indigenous population

'here I plan to add a paragraph about the pueblos the indios and the underlying culture and structure of the indigenous communities that allowed the rebellion to retain its ideological basis. most of this will be taken from the Serunikov article'

Condorcanqui's interest in the Native American cause had been spurred by the re-reading of one the Royal Commentaries of the Incas, a romantic and heroic account of the history and culture of the ancient Incas. The book was outlawed at the time by the Lima viceroy for fear of it inspiring renewed interest in the lost Inca culture and inciting rebellion.^ The marquis's native pride coupled with his hate for the Spanish colonial system, caused him to sympathize and frequently petition for the improvement of native labor in the mills, farms and mines; even using his own wealth to help alleviate the taxes and burdens of the natives. After many of his requests for the alleviation of the native conditions fell on deaf ears, Condorcanqui decided to organize a rebellion. He began to stall on collecting reparto debts and tribute payments, for which the Tinta corregidor and governor Antonio de Arriaga threatened him with death. Condorcanqui changed his name to Túpac Amaru II and claimed he was descended from the last Inca ruler, Túpac Amaru.^

Note: ^ is a standin for the references done by other editors (because they didn't copy paste over)

Note: bold represents my edits