Rarámuri

The Rarámuri were a dispersed indigenous people of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. After Spanish colonizers arrived in the 16th century, many withdrew into the Sierra Madre Occidental.

The discovery of the Parral mines in 1631 brought settlers, missionaries and raids for mine labour. In 1648 Rarámuri fighters gathered at Fariagic and destroyed the San Francisco de Borja mission. Tepóraca led highland resistance and was executed by the Spanish in 1690; another war in 1696–1698 ended in defeat.