Reynogüelén, also spelled Reinogüelén, Reinohuelén, and Reynohuelén, was the original
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 ...
name of the eastern regions of what are now the communes of
Parral in
Linares Province
Linares ( es, Provincia de Linares) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares.
Administration
As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level adminis ...
, and
Ñiquén
Ñiquén is a commune of the Punilla Province, located in the north of the Ñuble Region of Chile. Geographically, it is delimited by the Perquilauquén River to the north and the Ñiquén River in the south. Its boundary to the north is the commu ...
, and
San Carlos communes in the
Diguillín Province
The Diguillín Province is the biggest of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region.
Communes
* Bulnes
*Chillán
*Chillán Viejo
* San Ignacio
*Pinto
* El Carmen
*Pemuco
* Yungay
*Quillón
Quillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín ...
of the
Ñuble Region of
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. It was also the original name of the upper reaches of the
Perquilauquén River
The Perquilauquén River (mapudungun: for "purgative") is a tributary of the Loncomilla river, in the Maule Region of Chile. The river joins the Longaví to form the Loncomilla, a tributary of the Maule river.
Geography
The Perquilauquén flows ...
that passed through that area. It was later corrupted into Reinohuelén, Reinogüelén, Reinohuelén and Reynohuelén.
A place called Reinohuelen was also mentioned in a 1578 letter of the governor
Rodrigo de Quiroga
Rodrigo de Quiroga López de Ulloa (c. 1512 – February 20, 1580) was a Spanish conquistador of Galician origin. He was twice the Royal Governor of Chile.
Early life
He was the son of Hernado Camba de Quiroga and of María López de Ulloa. In ...
to
Philip II Philip II may refer to:
* Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC)
* Philip II (emperor) (238–249), Roman emperor
* Philip II, Prince of Taranto (1329–1374)
* Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (1342–1404)
* Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438-1497)
* Philip ...
where it indicated Reinohuelen to be located to the south of the
Itata River
The Itata River flows in the Ñuble Region, southern Chile.
Until the Conquest of Chile, the Itata was the natural limit between the Mapuche, located to the south, and Picunche, to the north.
See also
*Itata
*List of rivers in Chile
This list o ...
, near where this river is joined with the
Ñuble River
The Ñuble River or Rio Ñuble is a river in Ñuble Region, located in the southern portion of central Chile. Its main tributaries are Chillán and Claro River. The Ñuble River discharges into the Itata River.
Nuble River Level
It is a Class IV ...
.
[Arana,Historia jeneral de Chile Tomo II, pg 450 note 18]
References
Sources
* Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos
Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic dictionary of the Republic of Chile), SEGUNDA EDICIÓN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA, NUEVA YORK, D. APPLETON Y COMPAÑÍA, 1899
*
Diego Barros Arana
Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (; August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work ''General History of ...
Historia jeneral de Chile, Tomo I y II, SANTIAGO; RAFAEL JOVER, EDITOR; CALLE DEL PUENTE, NUM. 15-D; 1884; Original from Oxford University, Digitized Nov. 2, 2007
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Geography of Maule Region
Geography of Ñuble Region