Trumao is the name of two hamlets ( es, caserío) in
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 ...
each located in front of the other on the shores of
Bueno River
Bueno River (Spanish: ''Río Bueno'') is a river in southern Chile. It originates in Ranco Lake and like most of Chile rivers it drains into the Pacific Ocean at the southern boundary of the Valdivian Coastal Reserve. Its lower flow forms the bo ...
. The northern hamlet belong to the
La Unión commune and the southern to
San Pablo commune.
In 1820 Patriot Colonel
Jorge Beauchef
Jorge Beauchef (1787 in Velay, France - June 10, 1840 in Santiago, Chile) was a French military who participated in the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known in Latin America for his participation in the Chilean War of Independence, where he won man ...
reached trumao with his troops. Beauchef noticed the local
Mapuche-Huilliche attended church and had a command of Spanish enough to communicate. He was received in friendly terms and helped to cross the river by locals who also put at his disposal
bullock cart
A bullock cart or ox cart (sometimes called a bullock carriage when carrying people in particular) is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. The ...
s. Beuchef reciprocated by giving the Mapuche-Huilliche liquor and
indigo dye which he had brought with him for this end.
After his crossing at Trumao the small patriot army continued south achieving a victory over the royalist at the
Battle of El Toro
The Battle of El Toro (March 6, 1820) was a battle fought near Maullín, Chile between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence.
Background
After the capture of Valdivia, Lord Cochrane departed, leaving C ...
.
Trumao on the north side of the river had by 1899 a public school, a church or mission and a telegraph.
''Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile'' (1899) mentions that houses "begun to gather in the place in 1854".
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References
Populated places in Ranco Province
Populated places in Osorno Province
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