Alonso de Ribera

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Alonso de Ribera was a Spanish soldier and colonial governor best known for organizing the professional standing army that defended Chile during the Arauco War in the early 17th century.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Alonso de Ribera canonical 3

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
activity colonial warfare against Mapuche people ⓘ
areaOfExpertise frontier defense ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
conflict Arauco War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
employer Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to: Crown of Spain
familyName de Ribera ⓘ
linked to: Jusepe de Ribera
givenName Alonso ⓘ
governanceStyle militarized frontier administration ⓘ
governmentalRole representative of the Spanish king in Chile ⓘ
historicalContext Habsburg Spain colonial administration ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
implemented permanent frontier garrisons in southern Chile ⓘ
professional standing army in Chile ⓘ
regular payment system for soldiers in Chile ⓘ
influenced later colonial military organization in Chile ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish ⓘ
legacy creation of a permanent professional army in colonial Chile ⓘ
model for subsequent Chilean colonial defense policies ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Army ⓘ
militaryRank captain general ⓘ
name Alonso de Ribera ⓘ
notableFor organizing a professional standing army in Chile ⓘ
reforming the defense system of the Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
partOf Spanish Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Captain General of Chile ⓘ
Royal Governor of Chile ⓘ
regionOfActivity Chile ⓘ
Southern Cone of South America ⓘ
linked to: Southern Cone
roleInAraucoWar commander of Spanish forces in Chile ⓘ
organizer of Spanish defensive strategy in Chile ⓘ
strategicObjective containment of Mapuche resistance ⓘ
defense of Spanish settlements in Chile ⓘ
territoryGoverned Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
Kingdom of Chile ⓘ
timePeriod early 17th century ⓘ
typeOfReform military reform ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish conquest of Chile → commander → Alonso de Ribera ⓘ
Arauco War → notableLeader → Alonso de Ribera ⓘ
Alonso de Ribera → name → Alonso de Ribera ⓘ