Promaucae people

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The Promaucae people were an indigenous group of central Chile known for their fierce resistance to both Inca expansion and later Spanish conquest.

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Promaucae people canonical 1

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instanceOf indigenous people
pre-Columbian culture
archaeologicalCulture Aconcagua culture
archaeologicalEvidence ceramic remains in central Chile
contactWith Inca frontier garrisons
Spanish conquistadors
continent South America
country Chile
crop beans
maize
squash
culture agricultural society
warrior tradition
economy hunting and gathering
maize cultivation
textile production
environment Mediterranean climate zone of Chile
ethnicGroupOf central Chile
fate gradual assimilation into colonial society
partial incorporation into broader Mapuche identity
housing semi-permanent villages
involvedIn Inca–Mapuche conflicts
surface form: Inca–Promaucae conflicts

early Spanish–indigenous wars in Chile
knownFor resistance to Inca expansion
resistance to Spanish conquest
languageFamily Araucanian languages
locatedBetween Maipo River
Maule River
materialCulture ceramic vessels
stone tools
woven textiles
militaryTactics guerrilla-style resistance
nameGivenBy Inca people
surface form: Inca
nameLanguage Quechua
nameMeaning people without allegiance
wild people
opponent Inca Empire
Spanish Empire
partOf Mapuche territory
surface form: Mapuche cultural sphere
region Central Valley of Chile
relatedEthnicGroup Mapuche people
Moluche people
Picunche people
religion indigenous animist beliefs
socialOrganization tribal chiefdoms
subsistence irrigated agriculture
timePeriod early colonial period
pre-Columbian era

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Spanish conquest of Chile opponent Promaucae people