Quechereguas is a Chilean

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

located in Molina, Talca Province,

Maule Region The Maule Region ( es, Región del Maule, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region derives its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a ...

. It is bordered by the

Lontué River The Lontué River is a river in the province of Curicó in Chile. It originates about 50 km east of Curicó, at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Los Patos River. Both rivers have their origin next to the volcanos Descabezado Ch ...

. Quechereguas was described by Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos in his book ''Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile'' in 1899 as being "notable for the battle which occurred on 8 April 1814 between royalists and patriots during the Independence War f Chile" The battle in question is known as the

Battle of Quechereguas The battle of Quechereguas occurred on 8 April 1814, during the War of Chilean Independence. Background The Royalists had First Battle of Talca, taken the key Patriot town of Talca in March, 1814, and an army, under the command of Gabino Gaínz ...

. A similar

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

occurred on 15 March 1818. ''Quechereguas'' comes from the

Mapudungun Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...

words ''quechu'' and ''rehue'', meaning together "five districts or portions of Indians apuches"

References

Populated places in Talca Province {{Maule-geo-stub