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Pelantaro or Pelantarú (from the Mapuche pelontraru or "Shining Caracara") was a toqui or military leader of the Mapuche people during the second Mapuche uprising in 1598. He is credited with the death of the second Spanish Governor of Chile, Martín García Óñez de Loyola, during the Battle of Curalaba on December 21, 1598. Genera Daptrius Phalcoboenus Polyborus Milvago Caracaras are birds of prey in the family Falconidae. ... Toqui is a title conferred by the Mapuche (an indigenous Chilean people) to those who are chosen as their leader during times of war. ... Mapuche test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, People + Mapu, of the Land) are the original Amerindian inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. ... The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Reino de Chile. ... Martin Garcia OÃ±ez de Loyola, gobernador de Chile Don MartÃn GarcÃa Ã“Ã±ez de Loyola (b. ... The Disaster of Curalaba is the name given to a battle (or surprise attack) between Spanish conquerors led by MartÃn GarcÃa Ã“Ã±ez de Loyola and Mapuche people led by Pelantaru on a place called Curalaba (which means broken stone in Mapudungun), in southern Chile. ...

This provoked a general rising of the indigenous people associeted with the Mapuche, and they succeeded in destroying all of the Spanish settlements south of the Bio-bio River and some to the north of it (Santa Cruz de Oñez and San Bartolomé de Chillán in 1599). After this disaster, the following Governor, Alonso de Ribera, fixed a border and took of the suggestions of the Jesuit Luis de Valdivia to fight a defensive war. The BÃo-BÃo River (alternate spellings BiobÃo or Bio Bio) is the second largest river in Chile. ... Chill n, located about 500 km south of Chiles capital Santiago, has been from its foundation in the 1500s the heart of Chiles rich agricultural region. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ...

At one point, Pelantaro had both the heads of Pedro de Valdivia and Martín Óñez de Loyola and used them as trophies and containers for chicha, a kind of alcohol. As a demonstatation of peaceful intentions, he gave them up in 1608. Pedro de Valdivia Pedro de Valdivia (c. ... Chicha served with pipeÃ±o Chicha is a Spanish word for any variety of fermented beverage. ...

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The Arauco War was a long conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the region of AraucanÃa, of modern Chile. ...

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Mapuche test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, People + Mapu, of the Land) are the Indigenous inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. ... The Huilliche language (also known as Veliche and Huiliche) is an Araucanian language spoken by about 2,000 (as of 1982) ethnic Huilliche people in Chile. ... Mapudungun test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator Mapudungun (mapu means earth and dungun means to speak) is a language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche (mapu is earth and che means people) people. ... TsesungÃºn is a dialect of Huilliche, an Araucanian language spoken in Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Mapuches. ... Mapuche statues made of wood used to signal the grave of a deceased person. ... Kalku or Calcu, in Chilean folklore and the Mapuche mythology, is a witch or shaman, usually an evil one, but not necessarily. ... A lonco is a tribal chief of the Mapuches. ... A Machi is a shaman or (usually) a good witch in the Mapuche culture of South America; and is also an important character and the Mapuche mythology. ... In the mythology and beliefs of the Mapuche people, the Machi (Shaman), a role usually filled by older women, is an extremely important part of the Mapuche culture, even today and in parallel with Christianity. ... Toqui is a title conferred by the Mapuche (an indigenous Chilean people) to those who are chosen as their leader during times of war. ... Huillice is an Araucanian language spoken in Chile. ... The Puelche are an extinct tribe of South American Indians. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Patagonian camp, 1838 Tehuelches is the collective name of the native tribes of Patagonia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Arauco War was a long conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the region of AraucanÃa, of modern Chile. ... The Araucanization (Spanish: AraucanizaciÃ³n) was the process of expansion of Mapuche culture and language into the patagonic plains. ... The Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (also called New France) was a self-proclaimed independent state or micronation founded by a French lawyer and adventurer named Orelie-Antoine de Tounens in southern South America in the mid 19th century. ... The Conquest of the Desert (Spanish: Conquista del desierto) was a military campaign directed mainly by General Julio Argentino Roca in the 1870s, which established Argentine dominance over Patagonia, which was inhabited by indigenous peoples. ... Map showing the old and the new frontier established by 1870 The Occupation of the Araucania (1861-1883) were a series of military campaigns, agreements and penetration by the Chilean Army and settlers that lead to the incorporation of the AraucanÃa to the national territory. ... Michima Lonco (Michima Head or Chief) it was said that Michima was a great warrior, born in the Aconcagua Valley and eduacated in Cuzco by the Inka Empire. ... For the volcano in Chile, see Lautaro (volcano). ... CaupolicÃ¡n was a leader of the Mapuche people of Chile, who decided to choose a supreme war leader in response to the Spanish threat. ... Colocolo was an American tribal chief (cacique lonco). He was the head of the native Araucanian forces against the Spanish colonization in Chile. ... Ceferino NamuncurÃ¡ (born August 26, 1886 in Chimpay, RÃo Negro Province, Argentina - died May 11, 1905 in Rome, Italy) was religious student and object of religious cult in the northern Patagonia. ... ... AucÃ¡n HuilcamÃ¡n Paillama, leader of the indigenous Mapuche organization Consejo de Todas las Tierras (Council of all lands). He plans to run for President of Chile in 2005. ...