Mapuche leader Colocolo

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Colocolo was a prominent 16th-century Mapuche leader in what is now Chile, known for his role in resisting Spanish conquest during the Arauco War.

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instanceOf Mapuche leader
historical figure
activeInCentury 16th century
associatedWithEvent early phase of the Arauco War
associatedWithPeople Caupolicán
Lautaro
Pedro de Valdivia
commemoratedBy place names in Chile
conflict Arauco War
countryOfActivity Chile
culture Mapuche culture
deathApproximateTime 16th century
deathPlace territory of present-day Chile
ethnicity Mapuche people
surface form: Mapuche
gender male
historicalPeriod Spanish conquest of Chile
historicity partly legendary
language Mapudungun
legacy symbol of indigenous resistance in Chile
mentionedIn La Araucana
nationalContext history of Chile
notableFor leadership in the Arauco War
resistance to Spanish conquest in Chile
opponent Spanish Empire
portrayedBy Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga
regionOfActivity La Araucanía Region
surface form: Araucanía
resisted Spanish colonization of Mapuche territory
role cacique
war leader

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Colo-Colo namedAfter Mapuche leader Colocolo