Ethnology of the Araucanos Author(s): R. E. Latcham Source: The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 39 (Jul. - Dec., 1909), pp. 334-370 Published by: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2843209 . Accessed: 22/01/2015 14:17 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 128.235.251.160 on Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:17:18 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 334 ETHNOLOGY OF THE ARAUCANOS. BY R. E. LATCHAM, Local Correspondent of the Royal Anthropological Institute. [WITH PLATESXXXIV, XXXV.] THE Araucanos, as the Ilidians of Southern Chile are generally called, forin one of the most inidomitable races of which we have any record. During more than three centuries they offered such resistance to the Spanish arms, hitherto invincible in both Americas, that within their territories colonies could only be maintained in the immediate vicinity of walled townis or fortified strongholds.