Wars involving indigenous peoples of South America

Indigenous peoples of South America have been involved a several wars of different scale and nature. Conflicts with Iberoamerican states and between different indigenous groups have decreased over time.


 * Inca Civil War (1525–1527)
 * Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (1532–1572)
 * Arauco War (1536- ~1800)
 * Guarani War (1756)
 * Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II (1780–1782)
 * Chilean War of Independence (1810–1822)
 * Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1884)
 * Conquest of the Desert (1872–1884)