Araucanía (historic region)

Araucanía or Araucana^[1] was the Spanish name given to the region of Chile inhabited by the Mapuche peoples known as the Moluche (also known as Araucanos by the Spanish) in the 18th century. Prior to the Spanish conquest of Chile, the lands of the Moluche lay between the Itata River and Toltén River.

History

Following the great rising of the Moluche and

• La Araucana
• Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
• Futahuillimapu
• La Frontera region
  of Chile
• Wallmapu

References

Inline citations

General references

• Juan Ignatius Molina, The Geographical, Natural, and Civil History of Chili, Vol II., Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, London, 1809

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