Battle of Quilacura

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Battle of Quilacura
Part of Arauco War
Date February 11, 1546
Location Quilacura[1] in the vicinity of the Bio-Bio River
Result Spanish Victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Mapuche
Commanders
Pedro de Valdivia Malloquete [2]
Strength
60 Spanish soldiers [3] 7-8,000 warriors [4]
Casualties and losses
6 Spaniards killed, 6 men wounded and 2 horses killed [5] up to 200 warriors and their leader Malloquete [6] [7]
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Arauco War
Reynogüelén – Quilacura – Andalien – Penco – Tucapel – Marihueñu – Peteroa – Mataquito – Lagunillas – Millarapue – Quiapo – Curalaba – Seven Cities

Battle of Quilacura was a battle in the Arauco War fought at night, four leagues from the Bio-Bio River[8], between the Spanish expedition of Pedro de Valdivia and Mapuche warriors on February 11, 1546.


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  1. ^ Vicente Carvallo y Goyeneche, Descripcion Histórico Geografía del Reino de Chile; Primera parte. Tomo I, Capítulo VI.
  2. ^ Vivar, Crónica y relación copiosa y verdadera de los reinos de Chile, Capítulo LXVI
  3. ^ Valdivia, Carta, 15 de octubre de 1550
  4. ^ Valdivia, Carta, 15 de octubre de 1550
  5. ^ Valdivia, Carta
  6. ^ Valdivia, Carta, 15 de octubre de 1550 "y matamos muchos dellos y al capitán que los guiaba." (and we killed many of them and the captain who guided them.)
  7. ^ Vivar, Crónica, Capítulo LXVI, "y muertos el capitán Malloquete y hasta doscientos indios."
  8. ^ Valdivia, Carta, 15 de octubre de 1550 Valdivia says they traveled four leagues to the Bio-Bio River the day following the battle. Vivar, Crónica, Capítulo LXV, says his expedition was coming from the north having crossed the Itata River and Valdivia says they had traveled 10 leagues beyond when the battle occurred. Vivar says the following day they moved four leagues to the Andalien River valley and the bank of the Bio-Bio River, so presumably the battle site was north and east of the Bio-Bio. Lobera, Crónica del reino de Chile, Cap. XVII, says that Quilacura, is thirteen leagues from the modern seaport of Penco.

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