Battle of Tucapel

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Tucapel was a pivotal 1553 clash in southern Chile in which Mapuche forces under Lautaro defeated and killed Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, marking a major setback for Spanish expansion in the region.

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Battle of Tucapel canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Mapuche people ⓘ
surface form: Mapuche

Spanish Empire ⓘ
cause Mapuche resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ
chronologyWithinAraucoWar early phase of the Arauco War ⓘ
combatantLeader(Mapuche) Lautaro ⓘ
combatantLeader(Spanish) Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
combatType land battle ⓘ
commander Lautaro ⓘ
Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
conflictOf Arauco War ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
date 1553-12-25 ⓘ
followedBy Mapuche uprisings ⓘ
surface form: Mapuche uprisings in Chile
hasCasualty Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroup Mapuche people ⓘ
involvedMilitaryForce Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
killedPerson Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
location La Araucanía Region ⓘ
surface form: Araucanía region

Tucapel ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
namedAfter Tucapel ⓘ
notableCommander(Mapuche) Lautaro ⓘ
notableCommander(Spanish) Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
opponentOf Spanish colonial forces ⓘ
outcome death of Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
partOf Spanish conquest of Chile ⓘ
precededBy early Spanish campaigns in Araucanía ⓘ
result Mapuche victory ⓘ
significance major setback for Spanish expansion in southern Chile ⓘ
turning point in the Arauco War ⓘ
theater La Araucanía Region ⓘ
surface form: Araucanía
year 1553 ⓘ

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Spanish conquest of Chile → hasPart → Battle of Tucapel ⓘ
Arauco War → hasPart → Battle of Tucapel ⓘ
Lautaro → battle → Battle of Tucapel ⓘ
Battle of Millarapue → follows → Battle of Tucapel ⓘ
Battle of Marihueñu → followed → Battle of Tucapel ⓘ