Look up: lautaro

1. Lautaro
   Mapuche Indian who led the native uprising against the Spanish conquerors in south-central Chile from 1553 to 1557.[3 related articles]
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2. Lautaro
   Lautaro (loutä'rō) , c.1533–57, leader of the Araucanians in their nearly successful attempt to reconquer S central Chile from the Spanish. He was captured by the Spanish conquistador, Pedro de Valdivia, but escaped and returned to his people in 1553, when they began the struggl...
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3. Lautaro
   (toqui) `Lautaro` ( "Speedy Southern Caracara") was a Mapuche military leader and protagonist of the War of Arauco in Chile. He defeated and exterminated the Spanish forces of Governor Pedro de Valdivia and was almost able to expel them from the area when he was killed in battle. Ea...
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4. Lautaro
   `Lautaro` is a masculine given name of Mapudungun origin in use in Argentina and Chile that is often used in reference to a Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco. It may also refer to a speedy falcon bird, a Southern Caracara. It may refer to: Notes:
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