Quechereguas

Quechereguas
Quechereguas
	Village
	Quechereguas
Country	Chile
Region	Maule
Province	Talca
Commune	Molina

Quechereguas is a Chilean village located in Molina, Talca Province, Maule Region.

It is bordered by the Lontué River. Quechereguas was described by Francisco Solano Asta-Buruaga y Cienfuegos in his book Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile in 1899 as being "notable for the battle which occurred on 8 April 1814 between royalists and patriots during the Independence War [of Chile]." The battle in question is known as the Battle of Quechereguas.[1] A similar battle occurred on 15 March 1818.

Quechereguas comes from the Mapudungun words quechu and rehue, meaning together "five districts or portions of Indians [Mapuches]."[1]

References

Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). "Quechereguas" . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).

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[DGRC-1] Astaburuaga Cienfuegos, Francisco, ed. (1899). "Quechereguas" . Diccionario Geográfico de la República de Chile (Geographic Dictionary of the Republic of Chile) (in Spanish).