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Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.
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Arauco War
Conflict between Spanish settlers of Chile and indigenous peoples (16th–17th centuries)
The Arauco War was a long-running conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people, mostly fought in the Araucanía region of Chile. The conflict began at first as a reaction to the Spanish conquerors attempting to establish cities and force Mapuches into servitude. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Title for the ruler of the Captaincy General of Chile
The royal governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the royal governor also held the title of a captain general. There were 66 such governors or captains during the Spanish conquest and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martín García Óñez de Loyola
Royal governor of colonial Chile from 1592 to 1598
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Battle of Curalaba
1598 Mapuche uprising against Spanish colonists in Chile
The Battle of Curalaba was a battle and an ambush in 1598 when Mapuche people led by Pelantaru defeated Spanish conquerors led by Martín García Óñez de Loyola at Curalaba, southern Chile. In Chilean historiography, where the event is often called the Disaster of Curalaba, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mapuche
Indigenous people of South America
The Mapuche, also known as Araucanians, are a group of Indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who share a common social, religious,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pelantaro
16/17th-century Mapuche warrior and leader
Pelantaro or Pelantarú was one of the vice toquis of Paillamachu, the toqui or military leader of the Mapuche people during the Mapuche uprising in 1598. Pelantaro and his lieutenants Anganamon and Guaiquimilla were credited with the death of the second Spanish Governor of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)