San Jerónimo de Millapoa
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San Jerónimo de Millapoa was a fort founded by Alonso de Sotomayor
in 1585. It dominated the small valleys of the eastern slopes of the Nahuelbuta Range
of Catirai
, in the upper part of the Culenco River
, in the mountainous area 25 kilometers south of the modern commune of Santa Juana
. The fort had a small garrison for the defense of that region that left it in the general rising of the Mapuche
in 1599. It was repopulated in 1607 under Governor Alonso Garcia Ramon, but it did not last for much longer, always harassed by the Mapuche it was demolished by the Spaniards as part of the peace with Catirai worked out at the May 1612 Parliament of Catirai.
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Alonso de Sotomayor
Alonso de Sotomayor y Valmediano was a Spanish conquistador from Extremadura, and a Royal Governor of Chile.-Early life:He was born in Trujillo, in the province of Extremadura, the son of Gutiérrez de Sotomayor e Hinojosa and Beatriz de Valmediano...
in 1585. It dominated the small valleys of the eastern slopes of the Nahuelbuta Range
Nahuelbuta Range
The Nahuelbuta Range or Cordillera de Nahuelbuta is a mountain range in Bio-Bio and Araucania Region, southern Chile. It is located along the Pacific coast and forms part of the larger Chilean Coast Range...
of Catirai
Catirai
Catirai or Catiray is the region of the Moluche Aillarehue of Catiray in old Araucanía. It is now the Santa Juana commune of the Concepción Province and the Nacimiento commune of the Biobío Province of the Biobío Region, of Chile...
, in the upper part of the Culenco River
Culenco River
Culenco a river of moderate volume that runs from the southern part of the commune of Santa Juana, through the northwestern part of the commune of Nacimiento to its confluence with the Nicodahue River...
, in the mountainous area 25 kilometers south of the modern commune of Santa Juana
Santa Juana, Chile
Santa Juana is a city and commune of the Concepción Province in the Biobío Region of Chile. It lies south and west of the Biobío River in the valley of Catirai and is 48 kilometers from Concepcion, Chile.- History :...
. The fort had a small garrison for the defense of that region that left it in the general rising of the Mapuche
Mapuche
The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina. They constitute a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who shared a common social, religious and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage. Their influence extended...
in 1599. It was repopulated in 1607 under Governor Alonso Garcia Ramon, but it did not last for much longer, always harassed by the Mapuche it was demolished by the Spaniards as part of the peace with Catirai worked out at the May 1612 Parliament of Catirai.
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- Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y CienfuegosFrancisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y CienfuegosFrancisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos was a Chilean politician and lawyer.- Biography :Astaburuaga was born in Talca on July 21, 1817. His parents were Cayetano Astaburuaga Valdovinos and Petronila Cienfuegos Silva....
, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN CORREGIDA Y AUMENTADA, NUEVA YORK, D. APPLETON Y COMPAÑÍA. 1899. Pg. 706 San Jerónimo de Millapoa