Quechua and Aymara peoples
Quechua and Aymara peoples appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Central Andean Highlands (South America) from c. 1533 CE to the present, a span of 492 years. Its people spoke Quechuan languages (Inca, Quechua).
Andean communities who kept their languages through colonial forced labour and rose in the great revolts of Tupac Amaru II and Tupac Katari in 1780 to 1782. Quechua has about 8 million speakers today.
See Quechua and Aymara peoples on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1533 CE to the present
- Duration
- 492 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Central Andean Highlands, South America
- Language family
- Quechuan
Events in South America during its time
- Orellana descends the Amazon
- Silver found at Potosí
- Execution of Tupac Amaru
- Battle of Curalaba
- Fall of Palmares
- Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II
- Portuguese court arrives in Rio
- Battle of Ayacucho
Neighbours in South America
- Portuguese Brazil
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu)
- Peru
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Viceroyalty of New Granada
- Empire of Brazil
- Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mali Empire
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
Questions
When did Quechua and Aymara peoples exist?
c. 1533 CE to the present, about 492 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Quechua and Aymara peoples?
Central Andean Highlands, in South America.
What language did Quechua and Aymara peoples speak?
Quechuan. This family includes Inca, Quechua.