Calchaquí
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thumb|Calchaqui pottery The Calchaquí or Kalchakí were a tribe of South American Indians of the Diaguita group, now extinct, who formerly occupied northern Argentina. Stone and other remains prove them to have reached a high degree of civilization. Under the leadership of Juan Calchaquí they offered a vigorous resistance to the first Spanish colonists coming from Chile.
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It is catalogued under topics including Diaguita, Indigenous peoples in Argentina and Salta Province.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnic group
- Languages spoken
- Cacán
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- Commons category
- Calchaquí
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Life and culture
- Calchaquí Wars
- See also
- References
thumb|Calchaqui pottery The Calchaquí or Kalchakí were a tribe of South American Indians of the Diaguita group, now extinct, who formerly occupied northern Argentina. Stone and other remains prove them to have reached a high degree of civilization. Under the leadership of Juan Calchaquí they offered a vigorous resistance to the first Spanish colonists coming from Chile.
Their language, known as Cacán, became extinct in the mid-17th century or beginning of 18th century. Its genetic classification remains unclear. The language was reportedly documented by the Jesuit Alonso de Bárcena, but the manuscript is lost.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calchaquí” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.