them as Jemial, from December to April; a second rainy season called Iwa from April to May; and a second dry season from May to September.

History

Guajira rebellion

thumbAlthough the Wayuu were never subjugated by the Spanish, the two groups were in a more or less permanent state of war. There were rebellions in 1701 (when they destroyed a Capuchin mission), 1727 (when more than 2,000 natives attacked the Spanish), 1741, 1757, 1761 and 1768. In 1718, Governor

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