Battle of Marihueñu

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The Battle of Marihueñu was a key 1554 confrontation in the Arauco War in which Mapuche forces under Lautaro decisively defeated the Spanish, temporarily halting their advance in southern Chile.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Marihueñu canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Mapuche ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche people

Spanish Empire ⓘ
chronologyPosition early phase of the Arauco War ⓘ
combatant Mapuche warriors ⓘ
Spanish soldiers ⓘ
indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ
commandedBy Lautaro ⓘ
commander Francisco de Villagra ⓘ
Lautaro ⓘ
conflict Arauco War ⓘ
countryAtTime Spanish Empire ⓘ
date 1554 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
followed Battle of Tucapel ⓘ
hasParticipant Francisco de Villagra ⓘ
Lautaro ⓘ
Mapuche ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche people

Spanish Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish conquest of Chile ⓘ
isPartOf Mapuche resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche uprisings
locatedIn Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
modernCountry Chile ⓘ
namedAfter Marihueñu hill ⓘ
opponent Mapuche forces ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche warriors

Spanish colonial forces ⓘ
outcome decisive Mapuche victory ⓘ
partOf Arauco War ⓘ
primaryLeaderOfMapuche Lautaro ⓘ
region Araucanía ⓘ
result Mapuche victory ⓘ
significance major Mapuche victory in the Arauco War ⓘ
temporarily halted Spanish advance in southern Chile ⓘ
SpanishCommander Francisco de Villagra ⓘ
strategicEffect destruction of Spanish positions south of the Biobío River ⓘ
forced Spanish retreat in southern Chile ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Biobío River ⓘ
tookPlaceOn Marihueñu hill ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 1554 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish conquest of Chile → hasPart → Battle of Marihueñu ⓘ
Arauco War → hasPart → Battle of Marihueñu ⓘ
Lautaro → battle → Battle of Marihueñu ⓘ