Huanta Province is the northernmost of the eleven provinces in the Ayacucho region in Peru . The capital of the Huanta province is the city of Huanta .
10-429: In the colonial era, Huanta province was larger than it is currently, with traditional ties to the central sierra of Peru, and largely indigenous. The province's capital, also called Huanta , was the site of an ecclesiastical doctrina and the center of a civil administrative district, corregimiento . In a royal census of 1795, Huanta province had 27,337 inhabitants, of which 10,080 (36%) were mixed-race mestizos . Huanta
20-451: A clear vision of national politics. The Huanta rebellion was defeated militarily, but the local leaders did not suffer the severe repression that characterized earlier rebellions, most notably the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II . 12°56′23″S 74°14′51″W / 12.93972°S 74.24750°W / -12.93972; -74.24750 This Ayacucho Region geography article
30-573: Is a town in Central Peru , capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho . In the era of the Spanish American wars of independence , Huanta remained loyal to the Spanish monarch Ferdinand VII and the viceroy of Peru designated it the "Loyal and Invincible Villa of Huanta", a source of pride for the residents. Huanta and the province was the site of a major rebellion (1825–28) against
40-450: The Peruvian republic in the name of the Spanish king Ferdinand VII . It was led by Antonio Abad Huachaca , an illiterate arriero or muleteer, an occupation that brought him into contact with areas outside his home base, since mules were the primary means of hauling freight and trade goods in the colonial era. The Huanta rebellion was defeated militarily, but the local leaders did not suffer
50-407: The newly formed Peruvian state. The Huanta Rebellion , characterized as a monarchist rebellion, brought together different ethnic and occupational groups in complex interactions. The peasants of Huanta were originally monarchist rebels and were transformed into liberal guerrillas . Although the rebels were largely illiterate and considered passive and reactionary, recent research argues that they had
60-556: The population (67.17%) learned to speak in childhood, 32.45% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.10% using Aymara ( 2007 Peru Census ). Some of the most important archaeological sites of the province are Inka Raqay (or Allqu Willka), Kunturmarka , Marayniyuq , Mulinuyuq , Pusuquy Pata (or Ch'illiku Pampa) and Tinyaq . 12°56′23″S 74°14′51″W / 12.93972°S 74.24750°W / -12.93972; -74.24750 Huanta Huanta
70-402: The province. One of the highest peaks of the province is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: The province measures 3,878.91 square kilometres (1,497.66 sq mi) and is divided into twelve districts. The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of
80-479: The severe repression that characterized earlier rebellions, most notably the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II . In the late twentieth century, the province the Maoist insurgency of Shining Path was active in the region. In the town of Uchuraccay eight journalists investigating the insurgency were murdered in 1983, apparently by comunero peasants. A presidential commission overseen by Mario Vargas Llosa sought to uncover
90-511: The truth about the incident and produced a report. There is a wide variety of Peruvian ecological zones in Huanta province, with narrow valleys and high mountains. Ecological zones include the quechua (2300-3500m), the suni (3200-3900m), and the selva alta ("high jungle"), and the punas . The Mantaro River (by west) and the Apurímac River (by northeast) delineate the boundaries of
100-479: Was the site of a major rebellion (1825–28) against the newly-formed Peruvian state. The Huanta Rebellion , led by Antonio Abad Huachaca , is characterized as a monarchist rebellion. It brought together different ethnic and occupational groups in complex interactions. The peasants of Huanta, called Iquichanos, were monarchist rebels and were transformed into liberal guerrillas . They allied with Spanish officers and merchants, mestizo land owners, and priests to attack
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