Lautaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lautaro

leader of Mapuche people

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Treguaco, Biobío Region, Chile

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1557

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lautaro (Mapudungun: Lef-Traru "swift hawk") (Spanish pronunciation: [lau?'ta?o]; 1534? – April 29, 1557) was a young Araucanian toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest in Chile and developing the tactics that would continue to be employed by the Mapuche during the long-running War of Arauco.
Lautaro was captured by Spanish forces in his early youth, and he spent his teenage years as a personal servant of chief conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, but escaped in 1551.
Back among his people he was declared toqui and led Mapuche warriors into a series of victories against the Spanish, culminating in the Battle of Tucapel in December 1553, where Pedro de Valdivia was killed.
The outbreak of a typhus plague, a drought and a famine prevented the Mapuche from taking further actions to expel the Spanish in 1554 and 1555.
Between 1556 and 1557, a small group of Mapuche commanded by Lautaro attempted to reach Santiago to liberate the whole of Central Chile from Spanish rule.
Lautaro's attempts ended in 1557 when he was killed in an ambush by the Spanish. Today, Lautaro is revered among Mapuche and non-Mapuche Chileans for his resistance against foreign conquest, servitude and cruelty.



Alternative names	Lustig, Fray Pedro Subercaseaux
Description	Chilean painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	10 December 1880	3 January 1956
Location of birth/death	Rome	Santiago
Work period	1900 - 1956
Work location	Chile
Authority control	: Q485158 VIAF: 4810131 ISNI: 0000 0001 0864 241X ULAN: 500330822 LCCN: nr94005879 GND: 1164809482 WorldCat