A leader of these people was killed in an ambush as revenge for the murder of Pedro de Valdivia and later lent his name to Francisco de Miranda’s anti-colonialist secret society. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these people, who were led by the toqui Lautaro (“lao-TAH-ro”) to a victory in the Battle of Tucapel.
ANSWER: Mapuche [prompt on Araucanians]
[10e] Lautaro led the Mapuche in a rebellion against the Spanish in what is now this country, which later gained its independence under the leadership of Bernardo O’Higgins.
ANSWER: Chile [or Republic of Chile]
[10h] Philip II would refer to the Arauco War as the “Indian Flanders” due to events like this 1600 disaster, which established a line between Spanish and Mapuche territory along the Biobío river.
ANSWER: the Destruction of the Seven Cities [or the Destrucción de las Siete Ciudades; accept raid, desolation, sack, reconquest, or other synonyms for “destruction”]
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