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 s ...

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 l ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quilapan, Jose Santos 19th-century Mapuche people People of the Occupation of Araucanía Indigenous leaders of the Americas People from Araucanía Region Lonkos