Antiguala

Antiguala or Antiguala (mapudungum: anti: sun; huala: duck) is a town (Spanish: pueblo) in the Los Álamos commune of the Arauco Province, Bío Bío Region, of Chile. The town lies along Chile Route P-60-R.

Antiguala
Coordinates: 37°40′17.67″S 73°23′20.38″W
RegionBiobío
ProvinceArauco
MunicipalityLos Álamos
CommuneLos Álamos
Government
  TypeMunicipal
  AlcaldePablo Vegas Verdugo (UDI)
Elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Population
 (2017[1])
  Total3,461
Sex
  Men1,739
  Women1,722
Time zoneUTC−04:00 (Chilean Standard)
  Summer (DST)UTC−03:00 (Chilean Daylight)
Area codeCountry + town = 56 + 41
ClimateCfb

On February 5, 1558, during the Arauco War, Pedro de Avendaño with sixty men captured the Mapuche Caupolicán lonco of Pilmaiquén and the Mapuche Gran Toqui nearby Antihuala encamped with a small band of followers. He was taken back to Cañete, where its corregidor Alonso de Reinoso tried him for rebellion and executed him by impalement.

References

  1. "Ciudades, pueblos, aldeas y caceríos 2019" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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