Cayancura, or Cayeucura,
[Diego de Rosales, ''Historia..., Tomo II'', Capítulo LI] was a
Mapuche
The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) 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 sha ...
leader native to the region of
Marigüenu, chosen as
toqui
Toqui (or Toki) ( Mapudungun for ''axe'' or ''axe-bearer'') is a title conferred by the Mapuche (an indigenous Chilean and Argentinian people) on those chosen as leaders during times of war. The toqui is chosen in an assembly or parliament ('' ...
in 1584 to replace the captured
Paineñamcu Paineñamcu or Paynenancu or Alonso Diaz,Lobera calls him Diego Díaz, Crónica..., Libro tercero, Parte tercera, Capítulo XXXII; Rosales and Carvallo call him Alonso Diaz was the Mapuche toqui from 1574 to 1584. Alonso Diaz was a mestizo Spanish s ...
. His one great operation was an attempted siege of the fort at
Arauco that failed, leading to his abdication of his office in favor of his son
Nangoniel Nangoniel was the Mapuche Toqui in 1585, and son of the previous toqui Cayancaru. He was the first Toqui to use cavalry with the Mapuche army.
Following the failure of his siege of Arauco, Cayancura, retired, leaving the command of the army to his ...
in 1585.
References
External links
*
Diego de Rosales
Diego de Rosales (Madrid, 1601 - Santiago, 1677) was a Spanish chronicler and author of ''Historia General del Reino de Chile''.
He studied in his hometown, where he also joined the Society of Jesus. He came to Chile in the year 1629, without ha ...
, ''“Historia General del Reino de Chile”, Flandes Indiano'', 3 tomos. Valparaíso 1877 - 1878.
*
Historia general de el Reyno de Chile: Flandes Indiano Vol. 2Capítulos LI, LII.
Juan Ignatius Molina, The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1809 José Ignacio Víctor Eyzaguirre, Historia eclesiastica: Politica y literaria de Chile, IMPRENTA DEL COMERCIO, VALPARAISO, June 1830List of Toquis, pg. 162-163
16th-century Mapuche people
Indigenous leaders of the Americas
People of the Arauco War
Toquis
{{Chile-hist-stub