Huilliche uprising of 1712

Huilliche uprising of 1712
Date10–18 February 1712
Location
Result

See aftermath

  • Key encomenderos killed
  • Suppression of the rebellion
  • Encomienda system alleviated
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Empire Huilliches of Chiloé
Casualties and losses
30 Spaniards 400 Huilliches

The Huilliche uprising of 1712 (Spanish: Rebelión huilliche de 1712) was an indigenous uprising against the Spanish encomenderos of the Chiloé Archipelago, which was then a part of the Captaincy General of Chile. The rebellion took place in the central part of the archipelago.[1]

  1. ^ "Rebelión huilliche de 1712" [Huilliche Rebellion of 1712]. Memoria chilena (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile [National Library of Chile]. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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