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Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.

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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,…
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Colonial Chile

Period of Chilean history from 1600 to 1810

In Chilean historiography, Colonial Chile is the period from 1600 to 1810, beginning with the Destruction of the Seven Cities and ending with the onset of the Chilean War of Independence. During this time, the Chilean heartland was ruled by Captaincy General of Chile. The period…
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Mapuche uprising of 1766

Conflict between the Spanish Empire and indigenous Mapuche (1766-67)

The Mapuche uprising of 1766 was the last major Spanish–Mapuche conflict in Araucanía.
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December 25

Day of the year

December 25 is the 359th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; six days remain until the end of the year.
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