The Salitre War (Spanish: Guerra del Salitre; also Saltpeter War) was a 1480-1510 military conflict between the Purépecha Empire of the Purépecha people and peoples settled in Colima, Sayula, Zapotlán, Tapalpa, and Autlán, particularly the Kingdom of Colima. It started with the invasion by Purépecha cazonci (monarch) with the purpose to seize the mining of saltpeter (hence the name) and ended with the expulsion of Purépecha from the areas of Colima and Jalisco.^[1]

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Salitre War
Date 1480-1510 Location Mesoamerica (present-day Mexico) Result Expulsion of the Purépecha Empire from Colima and Jalisco
Belligerents
Purépecha Empire	Colima Sayula Zapotlán Tapalpa Autlán
Commanders and leaders
Tangaxuan II

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