What is Caupolicán?
[[File:Caupolicán.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Caupolicán]] '''Caupolicán''' was a leader of the [[Mapuche]] people of [[Chile]], who decided to choose a supreme war leader in response to the Spanish threat. Caupolican supposedly won the position by demonstrating his superior strength by holding up a tree trunk three days and three nights, though this may be an exaggeration. In addition to proving his physical power, he also had to improvise a poetical speech to inspire the people to valor and unity. Much of the legend of Caupolican is found in the epic poem [[La Araucana]] by [[Alonso de Ercilla]], a major piece of literature about the Spanish conquest of America. == Related pages == *[[History of Chile]] *[[Pedro de Valdivia]] *[[Lautaro]] == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Caupolicán}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:History of Chile|Caupolicán]] [[Category:Chilean military people|Caupolicán]]