Arauco
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Arauco is a city in the south of the South American Andean state of Chile .
Geography and climate
Arauco is located around 39 km north of Curanilahue and around 50 km south of Concepción in the Región del Bío-Bío .
The city is located on the Gulf of Arauco directly on the Pacific Ocean and has around 34,800 inhabitants (2004).
The mean annual temperature is 12 ° C.
history
The area around Arauco was a heavily contested area between the Mapuche and the Spaniards around 1550 . Pedro de Valdivia built the first Spanish fortress here in 1552. In 1554 Francisco de Villagra tried to advance from Concepción to the southern areas. On February 23, 1554 there was the battle of Marigüeñu with the leader ( Toqui ) of the Mapuche Lautaro . Villagra was ambushed and had to escape from the clutches. The Mapuche then began massive attacks on the fortresses of the Spaniards. Many cities were completely destroyed, including the Arauco fortress.
García Hurtado de Mendoza undertook a new campaign south in 1557. The Mapuche were able to inflict heavy losses on the Spaniards in the Battle of Millapoa . Nevertheless, the Spaniards managed to rebuild the fortresses Arauco and Tucapel , and to re-establish Cañete . The attacks of the Mapuche continued, in 1597 the Warchief ( Toqui ) of the Mapuche Pelantaro attacked Arauco again. In 1723 the Mapuche finally overran the fortress.
On July 2, 1852, the province of Arauco was established. Only on December 7, 1852, Arauco received city rights.
On May 21, 1960, Arauco was hit by a very severe earthquake .
The city was particularly hard hit by the earthquake in February 2010 .
economy
The main industry of the city is cellulose production , as well as fishing and forestry. See forestry in Chile .
tourism
In addition to the long Pacific beaches, you can follow the history of the Mapuche in the Museo historico de Arauco .
sons and daughters of the town
- Fernando Santiván (1886–1973), writer and journalist
- Rubén Azócar (1901–1965), poet and novelist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
