Ainavillo,[1]Aynabillo,[2]Aillavilu or Aillavilú, (in Mapudungun, ailla, nine and filu, snake) was the toqui of the Mapuche army from the provinces of "Ñuble, Itata, Renoguelen, Guachimavida, Marcande, Gualqui, Penco and Talcahuano."[3] They tried to stop Pedro de Valdivia from invading their lands in 1550. He led about twenty thousand warriors in the surprise night attack on Valdivia's camp in the Battle of Andalien. After his defeat in that battle he gathered more warriors from the allied regions of Arauco and Tucapel, south of the Bio-Bio River, for an attack on Valdivia's newly constructed fort of Concepcion at what is now Penco. Leading an army of sixty thousand warriors in three divisions against the fort in the Battle of Penco.[4] Ainavillo's command that had been previously defeated at Andalien, was recognized by the Spaniards and Valdivia picked it out for a vigorous charge by all their cavalry following a softening up by volleys of their firearms. It was broken at the first onslaught and fled with the Spanish in pursuit, followed by the retreat of the other two divisions of the Mapuche upon seeing the spectacle.
Ainavillo, Aynabillo, Aillavilu or Aillavilú, (in Mapudungun, ailla, nine and filu, snake) was the toqui of the Mapuche army from the provinces of "Ñuble...
March 12, 1550, between 60,000 Mapuche under the command of their toqui Ainavillo with his Araucan and Tucapel allies and Pedro de Valdivia's 200 Spaniards...
night battle between 20,000 Mapuche under the command of their Toqui Ainavillo and Pedro de Valdivia's army of 200 Spanish soldiers and cavalry with...
on the second night by a large force of Araucanians under their toqui Ainavillo in the Battle of Andalien. The night attack was defeated in a furious...
Mapuche leaders were at some time named as toquis: Malloquete 1546 † Ainavillo, Aynabillo or Aillavilú 1550 † Lincoyan 1551–1553 Caupolicán 1553–1558...
Lincoyan (c. 1519 Arauco - 1560 Cañete) was the Mapuche toqui that succeeded Ainavillo in 1550 after the defeat at the Battle of Penco. He tried to stop Pedro...
led at Quiapo Caupolicán the younger, son the executed toqui Caupolican Ainavillo Lautaro Loble Diego de Rosales, “Historia General del Reino de Chile”...
toqui of the Butalmapu of the Moluche north of the Bio Bio River, as Ainavillo had been before him. Rosales, Historia general ..., Tomo II,Capitulo XIII]...
Turcupichun was the toqui of the northern Butalmapu of the Mapuche, as Ainavillo had been before him. Lobera,Crónica del Reino de Chile, Libro 2, Capítulo...
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