La Frontera

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La Frontera is the historical frontier region in southern Chile that was the site of prolonged conflict and cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.

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La Frontera (Chile) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier region
historical region
alsoInhabitedBy Huilliche people NERFINISHED
associatedWith Parliament of Negrete NERFINISHED
Parliament of Quilín (1641) NERFINISHED
borderedBy Mapuche-controlled territory south of the frontier
Spanish-controlled territory north of the frontier
characterizedBy Mapuche strongholds
fortified Spanish settlements
mission towns
trade between Spaniards and Mapuche
colonizingPower Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
conflict Arauco War NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Chile
economicActivity agriculture
cattle trade
timber extraction
hasEthnohistoricalSignificance Spanish–Mapuche relations
formation of Mapuche identity
historicalRole buffer zone between Spanish and Mapuche territories
site of Spanish-Mapuche diplomacy
zone of intermittent warfare
knownFor cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and Mapuche people
military frontier status
prolonged conflict between Spaniards and Mapuche
languageContact Mapudungun NERFINISHED
Spanish language
laterIncorporatedInto Republic of Chile NERFINISHED
legacy key region in Chilean colonial history
symbol of Mapuche resistance
locatedIn Araucanía region (historical) NERFINISHED
southern Chile
mainIndigenousGroup Mapuche people NERFINISHED
partOf Captaincy General of Chile NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
politicalStatus contested territory
frontier of the Spanish Empire in South America
regionType cultural frontier
military frontier
relatedEvent Occupation of Araucanía NERFINISHED
religiousInfluence Catholic missions
timePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century

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