Between malocas and malones

Indigenous resistance through violence as a response to colonial violence in 17-century

Authors

  • Gabriel Arturo Farías Rojas Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4210

Keywords:

Malocas, Malones, Chile, Indigenous people, 17th century, Resistance, Colonization

Abstract

The objective of this article is to reflect on Malocas and Malones as the dynamics of a micro-war in the frontier between the Tolten River and the Chacao Channel. Whereas the Spanish were replicating the old medieval methods used against Moors in their frontier dynamics, indigenous peoples responded out of resentment and wrath. The idea of it was to dissuade them from expanding the frontier and to resist against the endless war before the Great Indigenous Rebellion in 1598. Finally, comparing Malones to Comanches’s raids in North America will prove useful to understanding both resistance and colonizing ambitions.

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Published

2022-12-21

How to Cite

Farías Rojas, G. A. (2022). Between malocas and malones: Indigenous resistance through violence as a response to colonial violence in 17-century. HUMAN REVIEW. International Humanities Review / Revista Internacional De Humanidades, 15(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.37467/revhuman.v11.4210

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2022): Monograph: "History as a Story"

Section

Research Articles (Special Issue)

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