Abstract

ZAVALA CEPEDA, José Manuel; MEDIANERO SOTO, Francisco Javier  and  ZEBALLOS SAN MIGUEL, Mirentxu. Maquegua (Maquewe) and its inhabitants in the Araucanía of the 16th century: geopolitics and gold economy in the terms of the Imperial City of Chile. Mem. am. [online]. 2020, vol.28, n.1, pp.117-138. ISSN 1851-3751.

This article shows the role that the territory of Maquegua (Maquewe) and its inhabitants played in the context of the geopolitics and the gold economy implemented by the Spanish conquerors in 16th century Araucanía by studying documentation on encomiendas and armed conflicts, complemented with a geoarchaeological analysis of the territory. The result is a geographical characterization and location of said socio-territorial unit and a casuistic analysis of the functioning of the Spanish conquest society in relation to the original population in a specific area.

Keywords : Maquegua tax; 16th century gold economy; 16th century Mapuche; 16th century geopolitics Chile.

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