Uprising of the Quiriquires Indians: First revolutionary movement against the Spanish

Published at: 01/11/2026 08:03 AM

On November 1, 1600, the first revolutionary movement of these inhabitants of that part of the territory against the Spanish took place in Gibraltar, Zulia state: the uprising of the Quiriquires Indians. This indigenous ethnic group kept this important population under their absolute control for seventeen years and they repelled the Spanish government, until they were subdued by a betrayal.

‎Este is considered to be the first of the eleven revolutionary movements that the Zuliano people led against European invaders.

‎La The importance of this uprising lies in the protection that the Indians made with this strategic territory, which for years was out of Spanish power.

Mazo News Team