José Santos Quilapán
or simply Quilapán ( arn, Külapang) 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 ...
chief active in the Mapuche resistance to the
Occupation of Araucanía
The Occupation of Araucanía or Pacification of Araucanía (1861–1883) was a series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Ch ...
(1861–1883). He was the main chief of the
Arribanos and inherited his charge as chief from his father
Mañil
Mañil or Magnil was a Mapuche lonko who fought in the 1851 Chilean Revolution and led an uprising in 1859. He was the main chief of the Arribanos and the father of Quilapán who led Mapuche forces in the Occupation of Araucanía.
Mañil had a ...
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References
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19th-century Mapuche people
People of the Occupation of Araucanía
Indigenous leaders of the Americas
People from Araucanía Region
Lonkos