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Saltpeter War (Mexico)
Mesosmerican Conflict (1480-1510) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Salitre War (Spanish: Guerra del Salitre; also Saltpeter War) was a 1480-1510 military conflict between the Purépecha Empire of the Purépecha people and peoples settled in Colima, Sayula, Zapotlán, Tapalpa, and Autlán, particularly the Kingdom of Colima. It started with the invasion by Purépecha cazonci (monarch) with the purpose to seize the mining of saltpeter and ended with the expulsion of Purépecha from the areas of Colima and Jalisco.[1]
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