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| | Lautaro |
 | | LAUTARO, or LATUR (law-tah'-ro), Arauea-nian chief, born in the valley of Tucapel in 1537; died in Mataquito in December, 1556. |
 | | On 3 December, 1553, the toqui Caupolican was in great peril of losing the battle of Tucapel, but at the moment when his army was almost defeated, young Lautaro, who was with the Spanish garrison, deserted their lines, and, grasping a lance, turned against them, shouting to his countrymen to follow him to victory. |
 | | After this victory the Araucanian national assembly appointed Lautaro lieutenant-toqui, and commander of a second army, with which he intrenched himself in the mountains of Mariguenu. |
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