Battle of Curalaba

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The Battle of Curalaba was a decisive 1598 Mapuche victory over Spanish forces in southern Chile that triggered a major indigenous uprising and effectively halted Spanish expansion in the region.

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Battle of Curalaba canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Disaster of Curalaba ⓘ
belligerent Mapuche ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche people

Spanish Empire ⓘ
colonial forces of Chile ⓘ
combatant Chilean colonists ⓘ
Mapuche warriors ⓘ
Spanish soldiers ⓘ
combatantType indigenous resistance vs colonial forces ⓘ
commander Pelantaro ⓘ
Valdivia (Mapuche leader) ⓘ
conflictOf Arauco War ⓘ
consequence abandonment of several Spanish cities in Araucanía ⓘ
collapse of Spanish control south of the Biobío River ⓘ
halt of Spanish expansion in southern Chile ⓘ
strengthening of Mapuche autonomy ⓘ
countryAtTime Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
date 1598-12-23 ⓘ
governorOfKilledCommander Governor of Chile ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
historicalRegion Araucanía ⓘ
killedInAction Martín García Óñez de Loyola ⓘ
languageContext Mapudungun ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
location Curalaba ⓘ
near Purén ⓘ
southern Chile ⓘ
notableFor death of the Royal Governor of Chile ⓘ
decisive indigenous victory over Spanish forces ⓘ
turning point in the Arauco War ⓘ
opponent Royal Army of Chile ⓘ
linked to: Royal Army in Chile
opposingCommander Martín García Óñez de Loyola ⓘ
partOf Arauco War ⓘ
Spanish–Mapuche conflict ⓘ
linked to: Arauco War
predecessorEvent ongoing Arauco War skirmishes ⓘ
region Biobío River frontier ⓘ
result Mapuche victory ⓘ
strategicOutcome redefinition of Spanish–Mapuche frontier at the Biobío River ⓘ
successorEvent Mapuche sieges and attacks on Spanish cities ⓘ
territorialEffect loss of Spanish settlements south of the Biobío ⓘ
timePeriod late 16th century ⓘ
triggered Destruction of the Seven Cities ⓘ
Mapuche uprising of 1598–1604 ⓘ
linked to: Mapuche uprisings
year 1598 ⓘ

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

Spanish conquest of Chile → hasPart → Battle of Curalaba ⓘ
Arauco War → hasPart → Battle of Curalaba ⓘ
History of Chile → importantEvent → Battle of Curalaba ⓘ