Comuneros
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Comunero is a Spanish term with several meanings; literally, it means "member of a community", but it has other connotations as well, depending on context. Notably, several revolts in Spanish-speaking countries have been by "comuneros," thus the term can mean "rebel" as well.

Uprisings of rebels called "comuneros" include:
  • Revolt of the Comuneros, a rebellion in Castile
    Crown of Castile
    The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...

     against King Charles I (also known as Emperor Charles V) from 1520–1521.
  • Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)
    Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)
    The Revolt of the Comuneros is a series of uprisings by settlers in Paraguay against the Spanish authorities lasting from 1721 to 1732. Underlying causes were economic, but there were also issues of freedom and self-government...

    , a revolt in Paraguay from 1721–1732.
  • Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)
    Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)
    The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by the inhabitants of the Viceroyalty of New Granada against the Spanish authorities in 1781. While underlying causes may have been economic, ideas of freedom and self-government were expressed...

    , a revolt in New Granada
    Viceroyalty of New Granada
    The Viceroyalty of New Granada was the name given on 27 May 1717, to a Spanish colonial jurisdiction in northern South America, corresponding mainly to modern Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. The territory corresponding to Panama was incorporated later in 1739...

     (modern Colombia) from 1779–1781.


Comunero may also refer to:
  • Comunera Province, a province in Santander Department
    Santander Department
    Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...

     where the Revolt of the Comuneros in New Granada took place.
  • Villalar de los Comuneros
    Villalar de los Comuneros
    Villalar de los Comuneros is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 449 inhabitants....

    , a small town in Castile and León where the Battle of Villalar took place. It later renamed itself in honor of the defeated rebels.
  • Comuneros (TransMilenio)
    Comuneros (TransMilenio)
    The simple-station Comuneros is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located on Avenida NQS between Calles 3 and 5A, south of downtown Bogotá.-History:...

    , a bus station in Bogotá.
  • Sociedad de los Caballeros Comuneros ("Society of Comunero Knights"), a secret society in Spain from 1821–1823 during the Trienio Liberal.
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