The Mapuche uprising of 1723 was a rebellion of the

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 ...

(an indigenous people of western South America) against the

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and its

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in present-day

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. It began with the killing of Pascual Delgado by Mapuches and continued until Mapuche factions begun to

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in 1725.Pinochet ''et al''., 1997, p. 86.Pinochet ''et al''., 1997, p. 88. The Spanish reinforced the fort of

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, and most of the Spanish managed to find refuge in the various forts without being intercepted or harassed by Mapuches.Pinochet ''et al''., 1997, p. 87. On August Mapuche toki

Vilumilla Vilumilla was the Mapuche Toqui elected in 1722 to lead the Mapuche Uprising of 1723 against the Spanish for their violation of the peace. The Mapuche resented the Spanish intruding into their territory and building forts, and also the insolence of ...

pushed north occupying

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, that is the lands between Bío Bío and Laja rivers. The Spanish led by Manuel de Salamanca attacked a Mapuche encampment of warriors August 24, a day of heavy rain. The Mapuche initially fought with tenacity but came to believe they were being surrounded so they fled the scene. Eventually, peace was established by treaty again on February 13, 1726 in the Parliament of Negrete.

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