Alejo Calatayud

Alejo Calatayud (c. 1705 – January 31, 1731) was a Mestizo silversmith from Oropesa, Cochabamba province in present-day Bolivia.

In 1730 Calatayud led a violent rebellion, and became a local hero amongst the plebeian masses of the province.

[2][3] On December 1, 1730, he led a rebellion in Oropesa, in response to rumours that an official named Manuel Benero de Belaro had been sent to ensure that the Mestizos paid the same punitive taxes as the indigenous population.

[3] The rebellion united the Mestizos and the indigenous people and spread to the entire Cochabamba province.

A force led by Rodrígez Carrasco captured and decapitated Calatayud, sending his head to the Royal Audience of Charcas.