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Janequeo

Janequeo

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 Janequeo was born around 1587, the exact date is unknown. She was a lonco, a leader and she’s a hero to the Mapuche-Pehuenche people. She was the wife of Huepotaen, who was a lonco, an indigenous leader. When he was tortured and killed by the Spanish governor, Alonso de Sotomayor, she became the lonco and led a long battle against the Spanish.

Book mentioned: https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/janequeo

A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds of all ages. Every weekday, host Cristina tells you about something Latino/Latine related, but in a bite sized episode.

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Episode art: Joel André o Andre.E.x.E, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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