An ethnohistorical study about the indigenous and hybrid settlement system of the "Llanos de Valdivia" during the XVIIIth century is presented. We synthesize archaeological information, historical sources and ethnographic work about routes and spatial construction of this territory described usually as impassable in the European records. The expedition to open a new path between Valdivia and the ruins of Osorno in 1759 reveal different forms of interaction and several features of Huilliche territoriality. Finally, the cultural complexity and historical definition of borders and frontiers are discussed.
Adán Alfaro, L., Urbina , S., Poblete Benner, F., Bosshardt, R., Alvarado, M., & Godoy, M. (2022). Routes and settlements in Valdivia and Los Llanos in the mid-18th century. Revista Chilena De Antropología, (46), 108–132. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-1472.2022.67900
