Yompor Santo - A Yanesha Ancestor: Video On Yanesha People Of Peru And The Story Of Yompor Santo

Yompor Santo - A Yanesha Ancestor: Video On Yanesha People Of Peru And The Story Of Yompor Santo   The Yanesha (Amuesha) people of the Peruvian Central Andean Amazon tell the story of Yompor Santo, one of their most important ancestors. More widely known as Juan Santos Atahualpa, Santo led a massive regional insurgence against the Spanish colonizers and missionaries from 1742 until his death in 1756. The movement, however, continued until the 1780s when Spanish authorities eventually regained...

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