Arauco War

Illustration of the Arauco War in Jerónimo de Vivar's book Crónica y relación copiosa y verdadera de los reynos de Chile (1558).

Date	1536 – Chilean War of Independence (1810–1818)
Location	Chile
Result	Native victory – Establishment of the Bío Bío River as frontier, Mapuches are independent until the occupation of Araucanía in 1883.

Belligerents

The Ngulu Mapu (Mapuches): Araucano, Huilliche, Pehuenche and Picunche warriors.

Commanders and leaders

Casualties and losses

30,000-42,000 Spanish¹
60,000 Indian auxiliaries

90,000-100,000¹

¹ About half of the Spanish died by direct consequences of the war. Casualties as estimated in 1664 by Spanish