Calfucurá
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| Calfucurá | |
| Born | Chile |
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| Died | 4 June 1873 |
| Nationality | Mapuche |
| Title | Lonco |
| Successor | Manuel Namuncurá |
Calfucurá also known as Juan Calfucurá, was a leading Mapuche lonco and military figure in Patagonia in the 19th century. He crossed the Andes from Chile to the Pampas around 1830 after a call from the governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, to fight the Boreanos tribe. In 1859 he attacked Bahia Blanca in Argentina with 3,000 warriors.
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