Two war issues in colonial chile an approach to war as a cultural phenomenon and its effects at a commercial level

Abstract

The article has the purpose of highlighting two major issues of the Chilean colonial era: first, war as a cultural phenomenon that impacts historical processes and, second, how the economic aspects of that period are connected to work dynamics. and trade relations that occurred in the territory of Araucanía. It is exposed that the sharpening of warlike actions between conquerors and indigenous during the expansion of Spanish domination in the territory represents an essential part of the historiography of Chile. The research takes primary sources, such as chronicles and accounts of the first soldiers of the conquering hosts, to later trace, from secondary sources of the 20th century, three concepts that surround this theme: war, culture and phenomenon. The work is part of the Arauco war, a confrontation that not only sought to fulfill the demands of the Crown for territorial control, but also to install a new business that would transform society. In short, the incidence of a commercial structure that brought together both indigenous and Spanish forms is observed, which gave rise to an agricultural system and a border trade that served as support in these events.