The Salitre War ( es, Guerra del Salitre; also Saltpeter War) was a 1480-1510 military conflict between the

Tarascan state Tarascan or Tarasca is an exonym and the popular name for the Purépecha culture. It may refer to: * the Tarascan State, a Mesoamerican empire until the Spanish conquest in the 1500s, located in (present-day) west-central Mexico * the Purépecha ...

of Purépecha people and peoples settled in

Colima Colima (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is one of the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima. Colima i ...

, Sayula, Zapotlán, Tapalpa, and Autlán. It started with the invasion by Tarascan '' cazonci'' (monarch)

Tangaxuan II Tzimtzincha-Tangaxuan II (died February 14, 1530) was the last '' cazonci'' (monarch) of the Purépecha Empire, from 1520–1530. He was baptized Francisco when his realm made a peace treaty with Hernán Cortés. He was executed by burning by Nu ...

with the purpose to seize the mining of

saltpeter Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . This alkali metal nitrate salt is also known as Indian saltpetre (large deposits of which were historically mined in India). It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nit ...

(hence the name) and ended with the expulsion of Purépecha from the areas of Colima and

Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal ...

.Enciclopedia de Mexico, 2005,
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