Battle of Quiapo

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Battle of Quiapo
Part of Arauco War
Date December 13, 1558[1] Location Vicinity of Quiapo, Arauco Province, Chile Result Spanish Victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Mapuche
Commanders and leaders
García Hurtado de Mendoza	Lemucaguin[2] or Caupolicán the younger[3]
Strength
200[4]	7,000 - 8,000[5]
Casualties and losses
?	300 killed many captured [6]

Battle of Quiapo in the Arauco War was the final battle in the campaign of García Hurtado de Mendoza against the Mapuche under the toqui known as Lemucaguin or Caupolicán the younger. It was fought in Quiapo, in the region nowadays known as Arauco Province, Chile on December 13, 1558. The importance of this battle was the first time that the Mapuche fought using a squad that carried firearms.^[7]