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Arauco War: The Mapuche carried out a series of coordinated attacks against Spanish settlements and forts in colonial Chile, beginning a ten-year period of warfare.
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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)
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)
Mapuche uprising of 1655
Anti-Spanish attacks in colonial Chile
The Mapuche uprising of 1655 was a series of coordinated Mapuche attacks against Spanish settlements and forts in colonial Chile. It was the worst military crisis in Chile in decades, and contemporaries even considered the possibility of a civil war among the Spanish. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)