Caupolicán the younger
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Caupolicán the Younger according to Juan Ignacio Molina
was the son of the toqui
Caupolicán
. He was made toqui following the capture and execution of his father in 1558. He continued the first Mapuche
rising against the Spanish conquistadors in 1558 and commaned the Mapuche army in constructing a pucara at Quiapo
to block García Hurtado de Mendoza from rebuilding a fort in Arauco
completing the chain of forts for suppression of their rebellion. In the Battle of Quiapo
the Mapuche suffered a terrible defeat and there Caupolicán the younger died. His successor as toqui was Illangulién
.
The earlier historian Diego de Rosales
says the toqui that led at Quiapo was Lemucaguin
.
Juan Ignacio Molina
Fr. Juan Ignacio Molina was a Chilean Jesuit priest, naturalist, historian, botanist, ornithologist and geographer...
was the son of the toqui
Toqui
Toqui is a title conferred by the Mapuche to those who are chosen as their leaders during times of war. The toqui is chosen in an assembly or parliament of the chieftains of the various clans or confederation of clans , allied during the war in question...
Caupolicán
Caupolican
Caupolicán was a Toqui, the military leader of the Mapuche people of Chile, that commanded their army during the first Mapuche rising against the Spanish conquistadors from 1553 to 1558....
. He was made toqui following the capture and execution of his father in 1558. He continued the first Mapuche
Mapuche
The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
rising against the Spanish conquistadors in 1558 and commaned the Mapuche army in constructing a pucara at Quiapo
Quiapo, Chile
Quiapo is a place in Arauco Province of Chile that is 25 kilometers to the Southwest of Arauco and about 25 kilometers to the north and east of the port of Lebu to the east of the Bahia del Carnero and 6.4 kilometers west of the small town of Villa Alegre...
to block García Hurtado de Mendoza from rebuilding a fort in Arauco
Arauco, Chile
Arauco is a city and commune in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Biobio Region. The meaning of Arauco means Chalky Water in Mapudungun. The region was a Moluche aillarehue...
completing the chain of forts for suppression of their rebellion. In the Battle of Quiapo
Battle of Quiapo
Battle of Quiapo in the Arauco War was the final battle in the campaign of García Hurtado de Mendoza against the Mapuche under the toqui known as Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger...
the Mapuche suffered a terrible defeat and there Caupolicán the younger died. His successor as toqui was Illangulién
Illangulién
Illangulién, Quiromanite, , Queupulien or Antiguenu, was the Mapuche toqui elected to replace Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger in 1559 following the Battle of Quiapo to his death in battle in the Battle of Angol in 1564....
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The earlier historian Diego de Rosales
Diego de Rosales
Diego de Rosales was a Spanish chronicler and author of Historia General del Reino de Chile.He studied in his hometown, where he also joined the Society of Jesus. He came to Chile in the year 1629, without having taken his last vows still being sent to the residence that the Jesuits had in Arauco...
says the toqui that led at Quiapo was Lemucaguin
Lemucaguin
Lemucaguin a native of Andalicán was the successor to Turcupichun as toqui of the Moluche Butalmapu north of the Biobío River in 1558. He organized a detachment of arquebusiers from weapons captured in the Battle of Marihueñu. He continued the war against García Hurtado de Mendoza after the...
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