Studies of the emergence of the Ecuadorian indigenous movement, which burst onto the national political scene in 1990, have not paid enough attention to indigenous historical consciousness. Using historical and ethnographic evidence, this study examines the emergence of historical consciousness among indigenous peasants involved in the land struggle for the Quinchuquí hacienda, in Otavalo, Ecuador. The research demonstrates that it was only during the struggle for the land that the peasants became aware of the colonial dispossession of indigenous lands. Legitimating their politics in terms of history, they articulated a political identity that increasingly emphasised ethnicity over class.

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20世纪末厄瓜多尔的土地改革、历史意识和土著激进主义

对 1990 年登上国家政治舞台的厄瓜多尔土著运动的出现的研究，并未对土著历史意识给予足够的重视。本研究利用历史和人种学证据，考察了参与厄瓜多尔奥塔瓦洛 Quinchuquí 庄园土地斗争的土著农民中历史意识的出现。研究表明，只有在争夺土地的过程中，农民才意识到对土著土地的殖民剥夺。他们在历史上使他们的政治合法化，他们阐明了一种政治身份，这种身份越来越强调种族而不是阶级。