Battle of Peteroa

Battle of Peteroa
Part of Arauco War
DateJune – July, 1556
Location
Peteroa
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Mapuche
Commanders and leaders
Pedro de Villagra vice toqui Lautaro
Strength
40 Spanish soldiers, 400 yanakuna 300 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Two Spaniards were killed 200 killed

Battle of Peteroa was a battle in the Arauco War in 1556, in a plain beside a river in the Mataquito River valley, called Peteroa. The battle was between the Spanish forces of Pedro de Villagra, and Mapuche headed by their toqui Lautaro.

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