Spanish expedition of Diego de Almagro

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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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instanceOf Spanish colonial campaign ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ
commander Diego de Almagro ⓘ
consequence initiated long-term conflict between Spanish and Mapuche ⓘ
triggered the Arauco War ⓘ
country Crown of Castile ⓘ
endDate 1537 ⓘ
followedBy Arauco War ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Chile ⓘ
hasParticipant African slaves ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ
indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ
historicalRegion Captaincy General of Chile (later) ⓘ
leader Diego de Almagro ⓘ
location Aconcagua Valley ⓘ
Atacama Desert ⓘ
Copiapó Valley ⓘ
linked to: Copiapó

Cuzco ⓘ
linked to: Cusco

Mapuche territory ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
present-day Chile ⓘ
motivation search for new territories to conquer ⓘ
search for wealth ⓘ
namedAfter Diego de Almagro ⓘ
notableEvent first Spanish contact with central Chilean valleys ⓘ
first recorded Spanish entry into Mapuche lands ⓘ
opponent Mapuche people ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Chile ⓘ
origin Peru ⓘ
partOf Spanish conquest of Peru ⓘ
Spanish conquest of the Americas ⓘ
precededBy Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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