What the records say
- When
- 23 Dec 1598
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.92° S, 72.88° W
- Description
- indigenous 1598 uprising against Hispanics in Chile
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 battle marks the end of the conquest period in Chile's history, although the fast Spanish expansion in the south had already been halted in the…
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelantaro, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “los Mapuche obtienen una victoria decisiva sobre los conquistadores españoles en la Batalla de Curalaba”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page