La rebelión indígena de 1693: Desnaturalización, violencia y comercio en la frontera de Chile/

Abstract

In 1693, an Indian rebellion put in suspense the Spanish colonial structure in the Chilean central-southern region. This article examines the reasons the Indians had, which are at least two: the main one, the recurrent Banishments or desnaturalizaciones de indios decided by the governor Tomás Marín de Poveda. The second one, the monopolization of frontier trade in the hands of the governor and his collaborators, which generated prejudice and discontent both to natives and to Spanish traders.