Person

Juan Calfucurá

c. 1790–1873 · 19th century · Also known as Calfucurá

Juan Calfucurá was a Mapuche leader who crossed from Araucanía to the Argentine pampas around 1835 and seized control of the Salinas Grandes salt flats. From there he built a powerful confederation of pampas peoples that raided the Argentine frontier for decades. Argentine forces defeated him at San Carlos in 1872, and he died the following year.

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Salinas Grandes Confederation

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Juan Calfucurá. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/juan-calfucura
MLA: “Juan Calfucurá.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/juan-calfucura. Accessed .
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