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911:Viscarra
861:Valdivia
702:(1987).
688:(1960).
660:(1960).
528:See also
498:Santiago
490:smallpox
404:Alderete
400:Valdivia
384:Mapuches
364:Santiago
326:Born at
229:Children
107:Monarchs
1156:Rezabal
1126:Morales
1066:Ustariz
1031:Meneses
896:Quiroga
886:Quiroga
636:Sources
524:habit.
431:Lautaro
423:Tucumán
224:, Chile
211:, Spain
202:c. 1511
156:Monarch
62:Monarch
1201:Osorio
1161:Avilés
1096:Ovando
1061:Ibáñez
1036:Dávila
1026:Peredo
1016:Porter
1001:Mujica
976:Osores
956:Ribera
936:Ribera
691:Cartas
253:
1051:Garro
981:Álava
555:Notes
450:Angol
256:Spain
1106:Amat
496:and
216:Died
199:Born
1238::
646:.
464:.
318:.
207:,
842:e
835:t
828:v
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