About the History of my country (Abstract)
I wrote this on Monday night:
Chile (my country) was discovered for the classical world by the Spaniard Diego de Almagro, and was later partially conquered by Pedro de Valdivia in the era of discovery and big empires, initially for Colon and Vespucio.
But the reality is that the South of Chile (from the Bio-Bio river) was never submissive. Conversely, the natives of this area (called Mapuches or Araucanos) were one of the most incredible warrior people founding in the Americas. Their people were born to die in war; they did not fear the death. History talks about men like Lautaro or Caupolicán that defended their families and land that the Europeans invaded.
These people, the "Mapuches" or "Araucanos", live in the country today. They live mixed-in with the general Chilean people, but conservate many traditions from their time.
The "Araucanos" are Chileans, absolutely, but remember their historical legacy as "Mapuches, the people who never submitted".