Battle of Tucapel
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The Battle of Tucapel is the name given to a battle fought between Spanish conquistador forces led by Pedro de Valdivia and Mapuche Indians under Lautaro that took place at Tucapel, Chile on December
Spanish commander Pedro de Valdivia
Bust of Lautaro in the square of Cañete.
Mapuche
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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-rang
Battle of Tucapel
…Tucapel (also known as the Disaster of Tucapel) is the name given to a battle fought between Spanish conquistador forces led by Pedro de Valdivia and Mapuche (Araucanian) Indians under Lautaro that took place at Tucapel, Chile on December 25, 1553. The battle occurred in the context of the first stage of the…
Mapuche women from Tirúa in 2015
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's picture of the confrontation between the Mapuches (left) and the Incas (right)
Caupolican by Nicanor Plaza
Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez in meeting with the main lonkos of Araucania in 1869