Tepehuán Revolt

Tepehuán Revolt
	Part of the indigenous rebellions in Mexico
	; In 1616, the Tepehuán lived primarily in what is now the state of Durango, on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Date	1616 - 1620
Location	Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain
Result	Tepehuanes defeated
Belligerents
Spaniards; Basques; Africans; Amerindian allies	Tepehuanes; Tepehuán allies: Irritillas; Acaxees; Xiximes; Humes; Mestizos; Mulattos;
Commanders and leaders
Captains: Diego Martinez de Hurdaide; Bartolome Juarez; Ontiveros; Castañeda; Aguirre; Montaño; Mosquero	War Chiefs: Francisco Gogoxito; Mateo Canelas; Don Marcos; Don Pedro de Mezquital; Don Juan Atotonilco; Juan Marcos de Milpillas

The Tepehuán Revolt broke out in New Spain in 1616 when the indigenous Tepehuán attempted to break free from Spanish rule. The revolt was crushed by 1620 after a large loss of life on both sides.

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