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'''Sepé Tiaraju''' was an indigenous [[Guarani]] leader born (no date available) in the [[Jesuit]] mission of São Luiz Gonzaga and who died on [[February 7]], [[1756]], in the municipality of São Gabriel, in the present-day state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]]. |
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Sepé Tiaraju led the fight against the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] and [[Spain|Spanish]] colonial powers in the ''Guerras Guaraníticas'' ([[Guarani War]]) and was killed together with around fifteen hundred of his fellow warriors. After two hundred and fifty years of the date of his death he still remains a very influential figure in the popular imagination, considered a [[saint]] by some. |
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This conflict in [[South America]] resulted from the land demarcations established by the [[Europe|European]] powers with the ''[[Treaty of Madrid (1750)|Tratado de Madrid]]'' ([[1750]]). According to this treaty the Guarani population inhabiting the Jesuit missions in the region had to be evacuated. After one hundred and fifty years living a unique communal life the prospect of returning to the forests was not considered an option by most mission Guaranis. Further treaties such as the ''[[First Treaty of San Ildefonso|San Idelfonso Treaty]]'' ([[1777]]) and the ''Badajoz Treaty'' ([[1801]]) still grappled with issues related to this topic. |
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The Christianized Guarani population residing in the Jesuit missions (called ''missões'' or ''reduções'', in Portuguese), that is in [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Argentina]] combined, is estimated to have numbered approximately eighty thousand at the start of the conflict. At that time these so called ''evangelized'' Guaranis - as opposed to the many Guaranis living the traditional way and not in the Jesuit missions - raised what is believed to have been the largest herd of [[cattle]] in all of [[Latin America]]. Therefore, the Europeans' interests in the area extended beyond land appropriations. |
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'''Sepé Tiaraju''' was immortalized in the letters by Brazilian writer [[Basílio da Gama]] in the epic poem ''O Uraguay'' ([[1769]]). The expression and battle cry "''Esta terra tem dono!''" (or "This land has owners!") is attributed to '''Sepé Tiaraju'''. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Nheçu]] |
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* [[Roque González de Santa Cruz]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.terrabrasileira.net/folclore/regioes/3contos/sepe.html Sepé Tiaraju] (in Portuguese) |
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* [http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/brazil/3774.html Guarani Indians United] (in English) |
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[[Category:History of Brazil]] |
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[[Category:People from Rio Grande do Sul]] |
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[[es:Sepé Tiarayú]] |
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[[fr:Sepé Tiaraju]] |
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[[pt:Sepé Tiaraju]] |
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