Cunco people

Cuncos, Juncos^[A] or Cunches^[B] is a poorly known subgroup of Huilliche people native to coastal areas of southern Chile and the nearby inland.^[C] Mostly a historic term, Cuncos are chiefly known for their long-running conflict with the Spanish during the colonial era of Chilean history.

Cuncos cultivated maize, potatoes and quinoa and raised chilihueques.^[3]^[4] Their economy was complemented by travels during spring and summer to the coast where they gathered shellfish and hunted sea lions. They were said to live in large rukas.^[3]

Cuncos were organized in small local chiefdoms forming a complex system intermarried families or clans with local allegiance.^[5]

^ Hervás y Panduro 1800, p. 127.
^ de Moesbach, Ernesto Wilhelm (2016) [1944]. Voz de Arauco (in Spanish). Santiago: Ceibo. p. 56. ISBN 978-956-359-051-7.
^ ^a ^b Alcamán 1997, p. 32.
^ Urbina 2009, p. 44.
^ Alcamán 1997, p. 47.

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[Lorenzo1800-127-1] Hervás y Panduro 1800, p. 127.

[3] Moesbach, Ernesto Wilhelm (2016) [1944]. Voz de Arauco (in Spanish). Santiago: Ceibo. p. 56. ISBN 978-956-359-051-7.

[Alcaman32-6] Alcamán 1997, p. 32.

[ximena2009-44-7] Urbina 2009, p. 44.

[Alcaman47-8] Alcamán 1997, p. 47.

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