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Arauco War

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Arauco War
Guerra Arauco.jpg
Illustration of the Arauco War in Jerónimo de Vivar's book Crónica y relación copiosa y verdadera de los reynos de Chile (1558).
Date 1536 – Chilean War of Independence
Location Chile
Result Native victory – Establishment of the Bío-Bío River as frontier, Mapuches are independent until the occupation of the Araucania in 1883.
Belligerents
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Kingdom of Chile Mapuche, Huilliche Pehuenche and Picunche warriors
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Pedro de Valdivia¤
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Francisco de Villagra
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg García Hurtado de Mendoza

Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Pedro de Villagra
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg García Óñez de Loyola†
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Alonso García de Ramón
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Alonso de Ribera
Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Francisco Laso de la Vega

 Lautaro flag.svg Lautaro†
Caupolican¤
Colo-Colo
Paillamachu
Pelantaru
Lientur
Butapichón
Mestizo Alejo
Vilumilla
Curiñancu
Casualties and losses
30,000-42,000 Spanish1
60,000 Indian auxiliaries		 90,000-100,0001
1 About half of the Spanish died by direct consequences of the war. Casualties as estimated in 1664 by Spanish