Domingo Melín Explained

Domingo Melín
Death Date:1880
Nationality:Mapuche
Chief

Domingo Melín or simply Melín was a Mapuche chief active in the Mapuche resistance to the Occupation of Araucanía (1861 - 1883). In 1870 Domingo Melín went on behalf of Quilapán to seek a peace agreement with Chile.[1] He was murdered by elements of the Chilean military in 1880.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Bengoa 2000, pp. 243-246.
  2. Bengoa 2000, pp. 271.