 Portrait of the Jujuy Exodus. | |
| Date | August 23, 1812 |
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| Location | From San Salvador de Jujuy to Tucumán |
| Participants | Population of San Salvador de Jujuy |
| Outcome | Attrition of the Royalist army led to its defeat at the Battle of Salta. |
The Jujuy Exodus (in Spanish, Éxodo Jujeño) was an episode of the Argentine War of Independence. It was a massive forced displacement of people from the Jujuy Province, by orders of General Manuel Belgrano, conducted by his patriot forces that were battling a Royalist army. The population was compelled to leave under the threat of execution.[1]
- ^ "los desobedientes serian tratados como traidores y pasados por las armas". Roca, José Luis (2007). Ni con Lima ni con Buenos Aires: la formación de un estado nacional en Charcas. Plural Editores, p. 315. ISBN 99954-1-076-1 (in Spanish)