Pedro Hernandez de Cordova
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Pedro Hernández de Córdoba,(? -?), Spanish
soldier who was occupied in the Arauco War
. A Captain in fall of 1564, he led thirty soldiers in an attempt to reinforce Concepcion
. Blocked by winter rains and the hostile Mapuche his force remained north of the Maule River
until spring of 1565 observing the frontier with the hostiles. He joined the army of Pedro de Villagra moving south and was with it at the defeat of the Mapuche in the Second Battle of Reinohuelén and in the Battle of Tulmillán and the subsequent months of mopping up operations to suppress the Mapuche revolt north of the Bio-Bio River
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In later years he was taken prisoner by the Mapuches and was rescued at the beginning of 1606.
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soldier who was occupied in the Arauco War
Arauco War
The Arauco War was a conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people in what is now the Araucanía and Biobío regions of modern Chile...
. A Captain in fall of 1564, he led thirty soldiers in an attempt to reinforce Concepcion
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
. Blocked by winter rains and the hostile Mapuche his force remained north of the Maule River
Maule river
The Maule river is one of the most important rivers of Chile and is inextricably linked to this country's pre-Hispanic times, the country's conquest, colonial period, wars of Independence, modern history, agriculture , culture , religion, economy and politics...
until spring of 1565 observing the frontier with the hostiles. He joined the army of Pedro de Villagra moving south and was with it at the defeat of the Mapuche in the Second Battle of Reinohuelén and in the Battle of Tulmillán and the subsequent months of mopping up operations to suppress the Mapuche revolt north of the Bio-Bio River
Bío-Bío River
The Biobío River is the second largest river in Chile. It originates from Icalma and Galletué lakes in the Andes and flows 380 km to the Gulf of Arauco on the Pacific Ocean....
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In later years he was taken prisoner by the Mapuches and was rescued at the beginning of 1606.
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- Diego Barros AranaDiego Barros AranaDiego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana was an educator, diplomat and Chilean historian. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century and his most famous work is the General History of Chile...
, Historia jeneral de Chile, Tomo II, R. Jover, Santiago, 1884 Original from Oxford University, Digitized Nov 2, 2007 - José Toribio MedinaJosé Toribio MedinaJosé Toribio Medina Zavala was a Chilean bibliographer, prolific writer, and historian. He was of Basque descent.-Biography:...
, Diccionario biográfico colonial de Chile, Impr. Elziviriana, Santiago, 1906 PDF, pg. 404 Pedro Hernández de Córdoba