Roaming South America

San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

April 2, 2023

San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, population: about 300,000. Jujuy is located in the far northwest of the country.

This area was inhabited by a group called Jujuí. Then around 1420, the Incas conquered them. The Jujuíes put up strong fights against the Incas but eventually the Incas won. Then in the 16th century, the Spanish came into the area and fought the Incas. After three battles between the Incas and the Spaniards, the Spaniards finally won. In 1810, the War of Independence started and Jujuy was right in the center. In 1812, a general led all the citizens of Jujuy out of town just before the Spanish attacked, this became known as the Jujeño Exodus. From the late 1800s into the early 1900s the city saw a huge influx of people which led to overcrowding in the city.