Chapter 947 Crisis in La Plata

Author: Chongqing Lao Q

Chapter 947 Crisis in La Plata

September 19, 1678, Buenos Aires.

In the early days, the Spaniards immigrated three thousand immigrants to the La Plata area. Most of these people were peninsula people of the same origin. But people were divided into three classes, and wealth ultimately determined everything. As time went by and

Due to different personal development experiences, they quickly differentiated and did not

The Spanish who owned land wandered around, and some of them combined with the local Indians. The mixed-race offspring they gave birth to were called Gauchos (Gaucho, transliterated from the Spanish "Gaucho", which means wandering people) because they retained more Indian cultural traditions.

Han, meaning prodigal).

Tiago Almada is an influential local Gaucho leader, surrounded by thirty or fifty tough Gaucho herders all year round. On weekdays, they herd cattle and sheep for others and act as bodyguards.

Occasionally, he would ride on horseback in the vast Pampas grasslands to capture bison herds, and then sell them to peninsulas and Creoles in the city to make a little money.

Oh, sometimes, they Gauchos will also be recruited by the Spanish colonial authorities to follow them to conquer the surrounding Pevenches, Charuya and Tupi people, and enjoy the killing feeling of riding on the battlefield and harvesting human lives wantonly.

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However, in recent years, the colonial authorities in La Plata have been full of hostility towards these free and unruly Gauchos. Even the eyes of the local Creoles and Mestizos were filled with disdain.

They are full of malice, and if they infringe upon them with words or actions, they will retaliate ferociously and even shoot them directly.

Thiago Almada knew that these vicious revenge incidents against his Gauchos were entirely caused by themselves.

A few years ago, in order to expel the Qi people who invaded Spanish territory, the local colonial government recruited the Gauchos twice to accompany the local colonial army and armed militia to attack the Qi colonial strongholds. Unfortunately, Spain, which was proud and underestimated the enemy,

He lost three battles in a row and lost his troops and generals.

In those few battles, they Gauchos were the first to flee the battlefield on horseback, leaving the poor colonial troops and armed militia to the Qi people, and became prisoners of war who could be slaughtered by others.

Although this was not the main reason for the Spaniards' defeat in the battle, the narrow-minded Peninsular and Creole people still hated the Gauchos because of this, and attributed all failures to their desertion.

Take the opportunity to retaliate against them.

Seeing that La Plata is no longer easy to get around, Tiago Almada is planning to take his brothers to Chaco to try his luck in the near future. It is said that there are many new settlements there, and maybe they can be found

It's a good job to make a living. We Gauchos are brave and strong, and are used to living on the fly, so we won't go hungry anywhere.

But just in the evening, several familiar Gauchos came to him excitedly and told him a shocking event.

"Launch an armed uprising, overthrow the Spanish colonial rule, and establish an independent kingdom without any racial discrimination, without any oppression, and where everyone is equal?" Thiago Almada's eyes widened and he looked at the gauchos in front of him.

The person had an expression of disbelief on his face, "Is all this possible?"

"Of course it can be achieved. Not only in La Plata, but also throughout the American continent, there are tens of millions of people who are dissatisfied with Spanish rule, and not just us Gauchos? Even those native Creoles are also dissatisfied with Spain.

The royal family is filled with disgust and hatred. Those

How can the incompetent and stupid Peninsular people ride on our heads and dominate us, oppressing and exploiting everyone?" A rough Gaucho said with resentment: "This is

We have had enough of everything and it’s time for a complete change.”

"Are you representing the Portuguese in the north or the Qi people in the south?" Thiago Almada took a deep breath, then turned to look at the tall and thin man mixed in with several Gauchos.

"Although I am loyal to the Qi people in the south, I always consider myself an American, because not only will I spend the rest of my life here, but my descendants will continue to live in this land in the future." Lai

Andro Paredes smiled and said: "Our leader is a

The noble royal family of Qi has the blood of two Eastern emperors. He is determined to establish an independent, prosperous and tolerant country on the American continent. In this country, all ethnic groups enjoy equal status and everyone

There is full freedom of religious belief and personal freedom.”

"You talk beautifully, but in the end you are definitely not taking advantage of us." Thiago Almada said disdainfully: "As far as I know, the people of Qi are being besieged by thousands of Spanish troops, and the situation is precarious. Therefore,

You want to take advantage of the contradiction between us Gauchos and the locals to incite us to launch an armed rebellion, so as to disturb the Spanish retreat and thereby reduce the military pressure on you Qi people."

"For decades, you Gauchos have been humiliated and oppressed by the Spaniards. It seems that it is not due to their greed and cruelty, but more to the passive avoidance, compromise, and even fear of death of you Gauchos.

, and thus were willing to be humiliated by the Spaniards from the peninsula."

Andro Paredes sneered: "In my eyes, you are not even as good as those ignorant and backward Pevenches and Tehuelche people. They can at least enjoy the enjoyment of life under the rule of our noble King Qing.

Happiness and freedom that have not been experienced in hundreds of years, and becoming a truly independent person."

"This envoy of Qi State, you have successfully aroused my anger." Thiago Almada stared fiercely at Leandro Paredes, "In my opinion, no matter the Spanish,

We are still from Qi State, and ultimately we want to gain the right to rule this vast land. Even if we drive out greed,

And the stupid Spaniards, in the eyes of us Gauchos, have just changed to a new master. They will still repeat the Spanish rule again and continue to divide one by one among thousands of Americans.

different classes and races, thereby maintaining their so-called legitimate ruling order."

"No!" Leandro Paredes shook his head and said: "Our distinguished His Highness Prince Qing is a very wise and very tolerant leader. He has noble qualities, rich knowledge, and a tolerant mind. In our

Within the territory, everyone has a completely independent personality, whether he is a Spanish, Portuguese, British or local Indian from Europe.

People are all equal in terms of status. No matter what race you are, as long as you can prove that you have talent and knowledge, you will be used in an eclectic way. Even if you were once a slave, in our territory, you

You can also complete a gorgeous identity transformation, or become the commander of an army, the commander of a fortress, or the commander of a fleet."

"..." Thiago Almada looked at his companions who were already quite moved, and he was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart, "Everything you said is not to induce us Gauchos to launch an armed uprising.

, and you made it up deliberately, right?"

"Do you know what I was like eight years ago?" Leandro Paredes said with a smile: "At that time, I was just a humble indentured servant from Genoa, traveling across the ocean to fill my stomach.

He crossed the sea and came to this vast American continent. He worked as a cattle and horse for the greedy and cruel farmers. He was mistreated and was in danger of death at any time.

Edge. And now, I belong to the Gyeongju Black Guards and am a respected second lieutenant officer. Now I not only have a happy and warm family, but also a large piece of land that can be passed down to my descendants forever. We

Everyone will become the true masters of the American continent and will no longer suffer oppression and humiliation from outsiders!"

Thiago Almada listened and looked at Leandro Paredes blankly, but his heart was already in turmoil.

All of us will become the real masters of the American continent!

Can all this be achieved?

During this period, the American continent, including Portuguese Brazil, had experienced serious class and racial conflicts, as well as conflicts between the mother country and the colonies, after more than 180 years of colonial rule.

Back then, the Spanish and Portuguese relied on their own bachelors to develop their colonies, and only high-ranking colonial officials could bring their wives and daughters with them.

This is because colonial development is a very dangerous job for men. In 1514, King Philip II of Spain (the grandfather of Charles V) recruited 2,000 knights to go to the Americas without encountering large-scale resistance from the indigenous people.

Under the premise, more than 700 people died of starvation and disease within one year. In the early days of the British development of the North American continent, half of the colonists died in one year due to various reasons. Therefore, the colonists had to abandon their wives and children.

In my hometown (there are not many people in this part of the country), I am either a bachelor or a bachelor.

Because they were worried about the marriage problems of the colonists, Spain and Portugal initially coyly sent Jewish women to the colonies, but later they simply encouraged their own colonists to marry the natives because they could not control it at all.

For a long time, the ratio of white men to women in Spain's American colonies was often more than ten to one. However, the white Spanish colonists were too lazy to please their own women and did not give "exorbitant betrothal gifts" to their own women because they could directly take in the Indians.

Concubines can use "black pearls" to warm their beds. In the 16th and 17th centuries, each white colonist had on average nearly ten indigenous concubines and several black maids.

White women were more of a luxury in the Spanish colonies. Winners in life like Cortes were certainly envied (this guy had the sister-in-law of the Spanish governor in Cuba), but the average Spanish colonist didn't care. In more than a hundred years,

During the colonial process, the colonies formed the current situation of multi-racial and cross-blood de facto marriages.

Because if white colonists formally married, they would have fewer opportunities to flirt with women and have a harem. When native Indians married with mixed-race descendants, they also found it expensive to hold formal weddings.

Although there are not many legal marriages in the American colonies, the descendants of the colonists are still divided into three, six, and nine grades. Because the Spanish like to divide people into various grades. For example, they are all Spanish colonists, Castilians

The Aragonese considered themselves nobler than the Aragonese because the Americans

The continental principle is the property of the Kingdom of Castile, and the flag of the Kingdom of Castile hangs on the American continent. The colonists from the Kingdom of Castile will involuntarily mutter when they look at the Aragonese, "Here comes the stinky beggar."

Our Castilian colony wants money”.

In the Spanish American colonies, the people with the highest status were the Peninsulars. Their parents were white people born in the Iberian Peninsula. They could hold high-level positions in the colonies and took away the most generous colonial benefits.

The second is the descendants of white people born in the colonies. They are called Creoles. The word Creole was originally Portuguese and refers to the black slaves of the master. There are actually still some Creoles recognized by the Spaniards.

As they are descendants of the Inca royal family, and the Spanish colonies still have the tradition of selling blood certificates for money, Creoles are regarded as colonial whites with doubtful blood.

These two groups of people are important pillars of the Spanish American colonies. The entire upper class of society, including colonial officials, large estate owners, large ranchers, large planters, large merchants, mine owners and textile factory owners, are all controlled by them.

The colonial government officials held administrative and judicial powers; the local nobles enjoyed the privileges of Spanish nobles, possessed wealth and power, did not pay poll taxes, and assisted the former in ruling the indigenous people.

In the two major viceroyalties of Spanish America, there are only about 1,200 to 1,500 Spanish native soldiers, but there are nearly 10,000 Creole militiamen. The Creoles also serve as the mid-level cadres and cadres of the colonies.

Plantation owner.

The descendants of white colonists and Indians are called mestizos (compared to the Gauchos in La Plata, they have more Spanish cultural traditions), and the best of these people will also be called

The white colonists valued that if their fathers were Castilian, they were called Castizos, and their status was equivalent to that of the Spaniards.

But if a strong Indian man finds a mestizo beauty, their children will be called Choros. If the Choros find an Indian, the grandsons and grandsons of the Indian strong man will become Chamiso. Spanish whites and

The descendants of black slaves are called mulattos, and these mixed-race beauties are very popular in the many mines in the colony.

The descendants of white Spanish men and Mulato are still called Moriscos, and their status is much lower than that of the Castiso. The combination of Indians, blacks, and descendants of Mulato becomes the Sambo people.

.Blacks and Indians also have different statuses, and even Indians in different regions have different statuses.

Because hundreds of thousands of Spanish colonists could not control their lower bodies, they eventually created dozens of ethnic groups with different origins and statuses in the colony.

Well, it’s a bit confusing to analyze it now, but people at the time didn’t think so. Duels for blood and honor were commonplace in the Spanish American colonies. Handsome mixed-race guys had to be particularly good at fighting to pick up beautiful women. Mestizo and Grammer

For land and wealth, the Riole people often took the initiative to go to war with Indian tribes, and the mulatto tribe in Portuguese Brazil often went to Paraguay to capture the Guaraní Indians.
To be continued...