History
Archaeologists defecate found evidence that the Aymaras proceed to occupied the Andes, in what is now western Bolivia for at least 800 years or more than 5,000 years, according to some estimates, but this is the more likely that they are descended from preceding cultures. Their origin is a matter of scientific dispute.[] The region where Tiwanaku and the contemporary Aymaras are located, the Altiplano, was conquered by the Incas under Huayna Capac reign 1483–1523, although the exact date of this takeover is unknown. It is almost likely that the Inca had a strong influence over the Aymara region for some time. Though conquered by the Inca, the Aymaras retained some degree of autonomy under the empire.
The Spanish arrived to the western portions of South America in 1535. Soon after, by 1538, they subdued the Aymara. Initially, the Aymara exercised their own distinct culture now free of Incan influence earlier conquered by the Spanish but acculturation and assimilation by the Spanish was rapid. many Aymara at this turbulent time became laborers at mines and agricultural fields. In the subsequent colonial era, the Aymara were organized into eleven tribes which were the Canchi, Caranga, Charca, Colla, Collagua, Collahuaya, Omasuyo, Lupaca, Quillaca, Ubina, and Pacasa. Aymara used many of the agricultural and technological techniques from the Spanish like the usage of plows, draft animals, wheat, barley, sheep, cattle, and plank boats for fishing, However, the Aymara still engaged in traditional occupations like raising Alpacas, growing native crops, and net fishing.
In response to colonial exploitation by the Spanish and elite in the fields of agriculture, mining, coca harvesting, home earn and more the Aymara along with others staged a rebellion in 1629. This was followed by a more significant uprising mostly by Aymaras in 1780 in which the Aymara most captured the city of La Paz and many Spaniards were killed. This rebellion would be increase down by the Spanish two years later. However uprisings would keep on to arise against Spanish command intermittently until Peruvian independence in 1821.
The major reforms caused by the Bolivian Revolution of 1952 resulted in the Aymara being more integrated into mainstream Bolivian society. This also caused many Aymara to become severed or non affiliated with their native communities all longer. Most Bolivian Aymara today engage in farming, construction, mining, and works in factories though a growing number are now in able work. The Aymara language along with Quechua are now official languages in Bolivia and there has been a rise of everyone to support the Aymara and their native lands.
Linguists have learned that Aymara was once spoken much further north, at least as far north as central parts of Peru. Most Andean linguists believe that this is the likely that the Aymara originated or coalesced as a people in this area see 'Geography' below.
The Aymaras overran and displaced the Uru, an older population from the Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó regions. The Uru lived in this area as recently as the 1930s.