page_title: Caupolicán
hierarchical_section_title: Caupolicán
caption_attribution_description: Español: «Yo soy Caupolicán, que el hado mío / por tierra derrocó mi fundamento, / y quien del araucano señorío / tiene el mando absoluto y regimiento» (canto XXXIV) Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, La Araucana, edición de José Toribio Medina, Santiago de Chile, Imprenta Elzeviriana, 1910, hoja de lámina entre las pp. 552 y 553.
context_page_description: Caupolicán was a leader of the Mapuche people of Chile, who decided to choose a supreme war leader in response to the Spanish threat. Caupolican supposedly won the position by demonstrating his superior strength by holding up a tree trunk three days and three nights, though this may be an exaggeration. In addition to proving his physical power, he also had to improvise a poetical speech to inspire the people to valor and unity. Much of the legend of Caupolican is found in the epic poem La Araucana by Alonso de Ercilla, a major piece of literature about the Spanish conquest of America.
context_section_description: Caupolicán was a leader of the Mapuche people of Chile, who decided to choose a supreme war leader in response to the Spanish threat. Caupolican supposedly won the position by demonstrating his superior strength by holding up a tree trunk three days and three nights, though this may be an exaggeration. In addition to proving his physical power, he also had to improvise a poetical speech to inspire the people to valor and unity. Much of the legend of Caupolican is found in the epic poem La Araucana by Alonso de Ercilla, a major piece of literature about the Spanish conquest of America.
caption: Caupolicán
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