For other battles in the same place, see Battle of Concepción.
1550 battle during the Arauco War
Battle of Penco
Part of Arauco War
Date
March 12, 1550
Location
Vicinity of Penco
Result
Spanish Victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire
Mapuche
Commanders and leaders
Pedro de Valdivia
Toqui Ainavillo
Strength
200 Spanish soldiers:
100 cavalry
100 infantry[1]
Many natives[2]
300 Mapochoes[3]
"Indios amigos" of Michimalonco[4]
60,000-80,000 warriors, considered exaggerated, modern estimates 15,000-20,000[5]
Casualties and losses
some wounded
4,000 killed[6] 200 captured[7]
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t
e
Arauco War
16th century
Quilacura
Andalien
Penco
1553 uprising
Tucapel
Marihueñu
1st Concepción
2nd Concepción
Peteroa
Mataquito
San Luis
Lagunillas
Millarapue
Cayucupil
Cañete
Quiapo
1562 uprising
1st Catirai
Arauco
Angol
3rd Concepción
Reinohuelén
Tolmillán
2nd Catirai
1st Purén
Curalaba
1598 uprising
Seven Cities
La Imperial
Valdivia
Osorno
Villarrica
17th century
Boroa
2nd Purén
Defensive War
Las Cangrejeras
Picolhué
La Albarrada
San José
1st Río Bueno
1655 uprising
Curanilahue
18th century conflicts
1723 uprising
2nd Río Bueno
1766 uprising
1769 uprising
1792 uprising
The Battle of Penco took place on 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 on horse and afoot with many yanakuna including 300 Mapochoes auxiliaries under their leader Michimalonco, defending their newly raised fort at Penco. It was part of the Arauco war.
^Valdivia, Carta, 15 de octubre de 1550
^Lobera, Crónica del Reino de Chile, Cap. XXXI,
^Marmolejo, Historia de Chile Cap. X
^Lobera, Crónica, Cap. XXXIII,
^Vivar, Crónica, Capítulo XCVII ; Lobera, Crónica, Cap. XXXI, Ainavillo's division from the local provinces North of the Bio-Bio River: "Ñuble, Itata, Renoguelen, Guachimavida, Marcande, Gualqui, Penco and Talcaguano." ; Lobera, Crónica, Capítulo XXXIII, the other divisions of the army were araucanos y tucapelinos
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