Lambaré (chieftain)

Lambaré
Born16th century
Paraguay River basin
Died1541
Asunción, Governorate of New Andalusia, Spanish Empire
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityGuaraní
Other namesLampere
Known forHis leading role in the Guaraní resistance against early Spanish colonization.

Lambaré (died 1541), also transliterated as Lampere, was a purported cacique (i.e. chieftain) of the Guaraní people who fought against and subsequently reconciled with Spanish conquistadors in what is now Paraguay in the 16th century.

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