Battle of Millarapue

Battle of Millarapue
	Part of Arauco War
Date	November 30, 1557
Location	Vicinity of Millarapue, Arauco, Chile
Result	Spanish Victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Mapuche
Commanders and leaders
García Hurtado de Mendoza	Caupolicán ; Turcupichun
Strength
more than 600 Spaniards	more than 20,000 Mapuche
Casualties and losses
Some wounded and many horses dead.	3,000 killed, 800 captured most badly injured.

The Battle of Millarapue that occurred November 30, 1557 was intended by the Toqui Caupolicán as a Mapuche ambush of the Spanish army of García Hurtado de Mendoza that resulted in a Spanish victory when the ambush failed.

^ Diego de Rosales, “Historia General del Reino de Chile”, Flandes Indiano, Tomo II, Capitulo XII, XIII, XIV. This would seem to imply that Lautaro Turcupichun was the toqui of the northern Butalmapu of the Mapuche, as Ainavillo had been before him.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lobera,Crónica del Reino de Chile, Libro 2, Capítulo IV.
^ Lobera,Crónica del Reino de Chile, Libro 2, Capítulo IV. According to Marmolejo, Historia, Cap. XXVI, only 10,000 Mapuche in two divisions were actually engaged, a third division marching to attack the Spanish rear did not arrive in time.

[1] Diego de Rosales, “Historia General del Reino de Chile”, Flandes Indiano, Tomo II, Capitulo XII, XIII, XIV. This would seem to imply that Lautaro Turcupichun was the toqui of the northern Butalmapu of the Mapuche, as Ainavillo had been before him.

[ReferenceA-2] Lobera,Crónica del Reino de Chile, Libro 2, Capítulo IV.

[3] Lobera,Crónica del Reino de Chile, Libro 2, Capítulo IV. According to Marmolejo, Historia, Cap. XXVI, only 10,000 Mapuche in two divisions were actually engaged, a third division marching to attack the Spanish rear did not arrive in time.

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