Depiction of the ambush of the Martyrs of Elicura, who were slain in an incident triggered by the conflict between the Mapuche and Spanish settlers on the matter of polygamy.
Among the indigenous Mapuche people of Chile, there are those that practice traditional polygamy. In modern Chile polygamy has no legal recognition.[1] This puts women whose marriages to their husbands are not legally recognized at a disadvantage in relation to the legal wife who is, in terms of securing inheritance.[1] Polygamy is much less common today in comparison with the time preceding the Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883), when the traditional Mapuche homeland was brought under control of the Chilean government.[1] It survives as a chiefly rural practice, but has also been reported in the low-income peripheral communities of Santiago.[2][3] Wives who share the same husband are often relatives, such as sisters, who live in the same community.[1] According to hearsay, polyandry among the Mapuche is reputed to exist at least historically,[4] in which case the husbands may have been brothers,[5][6] but no documentation exists attesting to this phenomenon. It is also in contradiction to the renewal of the warrior ethos (weichan) promoted by militant Mapuche organizations such as Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco.[5][6]
^ abcdRausell, Fuencis (June 1, 2013). "La poligamia pervive en las comunidades indígenas del sur de Chile". La Información (in Spanish). Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^Millaleo 2018, p. 78
^Millaleo 2018, p. 133
^Millaleo 2018, p. 296
^ abMillaleo 2018, p. 297
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