The setter we present here remarks some practices adopted by the Spaniards in their attempts to dominate the natives, specially the “friendly Indians” (indios amigos) behavior in those efforts, who were not unconditionally loyal to the Spaniards, given that loyalty was stable while they were in need of the Spanish army, rather to protect themselves from more powerful alliances or other lineages, to solve old arguments, like some lonkos (caciques) explained to the Governor.
Keywords:
mapuches, friendly Indios (indios amigos), lonko (cacique) Arauco’s War
Ortiz Aguilera, C. (2010). Letter from Alonso de Rivera, governor of Chile, to the king. Estancia buena esperanza, january 1st, 1614. Cuadernos De Historia, (33), Pág. 185–200. Retrieved from https://cuadernosdehistoria.uchile.cl./index.php/CDH/article/view/30800
