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TheBohán were one of the native nations ofUruguay.[1] A minor tribe, they were related to and eventually subsumed by theCharrúa people.[2] They were also related to theYaro people.
The Bohanes lived on the banks of theUruguay river from theRío Negro to theQuaraí River in what is modern-dayUruguay, near the modern border with Brazil. They were especially concentrated in the place of the modern reservoir of theSalto Grande Dam (which was not flooded at the time). According to some scholars, the tribe originated from theEntre Ríos Province in modern-day Argentina, and some of its members were active there regardless.[3]
Before the arrival of the Charrúas, the Bohán used as weapons the sling, the spear, and the dart. After its merger with the Charruas, they also began use of thebow and thebola.[4]
In 1715, a force of 1500 Spanish-alliedGuaraní from the YapeyúJesuit reduction conducted a notable punitive reprisal raid on the Bohán, along with the Yaros and Charrúa. It was led bymaestre de campoFrancisco García Piedrabuena. They reached as far as thearroyo Ñancay. Written accounts of the expedition constitute some of the rare written materials on the Bohán and their lifestyle written at the time.
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