Chumash revolt of 1824

The Chumash revolt of 1824 was an uprising of the Chumash Native Americans against the Spanish and Mexican presence in their ancestral lands. The rebellion began in three of the California Missions in Alta California: Mission Santa Inés, Mission Santa Barbara, and Mission La Purisima, and spread to the surrounding villages. All three missions are located in present-day Santa Barbara County, California. The Chumash revolt was the largest organized resistance movement to occur during the Spanish and Mexican periods in California.^[1]

The Chumash plan a coordinated rebellion at all three missions.

Due to an incident with a soldier at Mission Santa Inés on Saturday, February 21, the rebellion begins early.

Most of the Santa Inés mission complex is burned down.

The Chumash withdraw from Mission Santa Inés upon the arrival of military reinforcements, then attack Mission La Purisima from inside, force the garrison to surrender, and allow the garrison, their families, and the mission priest to depart for Santa Inés in peace.

The next day, the Chumash of Mission Santa Barbara capture  the mission from within without bloodshed, repel a military attack on the mission, then retreat from the mission to the hills.

The Chumash continue  to occupy Mission La Purisima until a Mexican military unit attacks people on March 16 and forces the natives to surrender.

Two military expeditions are sent after the Chumash in the hills; the first in April 1824 does not find an enemy to fight and returns, while the second, in June, negotiates with the Chumash and persuades a majority to return to the missions by June 28.

In total, the rebellion involves as many as three hundred Mexican soldiers, six Franciscan missionaries, and two thousand Chumash and Yokut Indians of all ages and genders.

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