Charrúa people

The Charrúa among the indigenous peoples of South America from the region of Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil. They were nomads who lived in tents and lived from food gathering and fishing. In the 19th century they were exterminated.

General history

It is estimated that the fertile territories of present-day Uruguay was inhabited since about 7000 BC by people who lived in small nomadic groups. However, the settlement was very thin due to climate changes. The Indian natives of the country are called Fuéguidos, Láguidos and Pámpidos.

History of Charrúas

The first people that it became clear later, as such, were the Charrúa. First traces, however, were found only from a later more advanced civilization, which then operate agriculture in addition to fishing and also knew ceramics. Since the writing was unknown among these people, as there is nothing of the Charrúas now so well known. With the arrival of Europeans the Charrúas were a little of the Guaranì threatened people. This was revolting against the invading Spaniards, so that the explorers and his crew were killed in the same year by the local Indian tribe.

During the 19th century, the Charrúas gradually disappeared due to the persecution by the Europeans. 1831, the massacre occurred Salsipuedes, which killed 40 Charrúas and 300 were captured. The Spaniards have converted and mummified three Charrúas on the Iberian Peninsula. Today, these mummies can be seen in a Spanish museum.

On 21 July 2002 the skeleton of the last chief of the native tribe of Charrúas, Vaimacá Pirú, transferred back from Paris to Montevideo. It was 169 years long exhibited in the Musée de l' Homme. The chief was abducted in 1833 by an entrepreneur as " Exhibit " to France - along with three of his subjects, including a pregnant woman, a daughter brought, in Paris. Two of the four Indians died in a " Anthropological garden " because they are refusing food. The other " attractions " sold the business at a circus.

The living descendants of Charrúas are mestizisiert.