Spanish expedition of Diego de Almagro

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Spanish colonial campaign military expedition

The Spanish expedition of Diego de Almagro was an early 16th-century campaign from Peru into present-day Chile that marked the first major Spanish incursion into Mapuche territory and helped trigger the protracted Arauco War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial campaign ⓘ military expedition ⓘ
commander	Diego de Almagro NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	initiated long-term conflict between Spanish and Mapuche ⓘ triggered the Arauco War ⓘ
country	Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1537 ⓘ
followedBy	Arauco War NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquest of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	African slaves ⓘ Spanish conquistadors ⓘ indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ
historicalRegion	Captaincy General of Chile (later) NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	Diego de Almagro NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Aconcagua Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Atacama Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Copiapó Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuzco NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapuche territory ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Chile ⓘ
motivation	search for new territories to conquer ⓘ search for wealth ⓘ
namedAfter	Diego de Almagro NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	first Spanish contact with central Chilean valleys ⓘ first recorded Spanish entry into Mapuche lands ⓘ
opponent	Mapuche people NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous peoples of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ
origin	Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Spanish conquest of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Spanish withdrawal from central Chile ⓘ first major Spanish incursion into Mapuche territory ⓘ
startDate	1535 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 16th century ⓘ
usedRoute	Andes crossing ⓘ Atacama Desert crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Arauco War → significantStartEvent → Spanish expedition of Diego de Almagro ⓘ