Moluche
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Moluche is a historical indigenous people of south-central Chile whose language is part of the broader Araucanian (Mapuche) language family.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indigenous people ⓘ |
| broaderCategory |
Indigenous peoples of Chile
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ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Southern Cone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialInteraction |
engaged in conflicts with Spanish colonial authorities
ⓘ
participated in Arauco War ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| cosmology | Mapuche cosmology ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Araucanian cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | descendants integrated into modern Mapuche population ⓘ |
| culture | Mapuche culture ⓘ |
| demography | population declined after European contact ⓘ |
| distinctionFrom |
Huilliche of southern Chile
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ⓘ
Picunche of north-central Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | part of broader Mapuche ethnogenesis ⓘ |
| ethnographicSource | described in Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ |
| ethnonymUsage | term used in colonial sources for inland Mapuche groups ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Araucanía
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ⓘ
La Frontera (Chile) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer recognized as a separate official ethnic category ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Araucanian languages
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ⓘ
Mapuche language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | language assimilated into broader Mapudungun ⓘ |
| locatedIn | south-central Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mapuche peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization | chiefdoms led by lonko (leaders) ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Araucanía Region
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Biobío Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Ríos Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | south-central Chilean valleys and foothills ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Huilliche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mapuche NERFINISHED ⓘ Pehuenche NERFINISHED ⓘ Picunche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mapuche traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | lof-based kin groups ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Mapudungun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial period of Chile
ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
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hunting and gathering ⓘ livestock herding ⓘ |
| warfare | resisted Spanish expansion in south-central Chile ⓘ |
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