Keywords: Mapuches Atlas de la historia física y política de Chile.jpg The Mapuche Mäpfuchieu are the indigenous inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina They were known as Araucanians araucanos by the Spaniards This is now considered pejorative by the people and the term Mapuche is the one most often used by people in conversation Mapuche make up about 4 of the Chilean population 2 who are particularly concentrated in the Araucania Region http //www memoriachilena cl/archivos2/pdfs/MC0005039 pdf Atlas de la historia física y política de Chile por Claudio gay en Memoria Chilena 1854 F Lehmert PD-old PD-Chile Mapuche culture Claude Gay Mapuche art |