Quilapán

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José Santos Quilapán
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Portrait of Quoilapán ca. 1870
Nationality Mapuche
Title Chief
Predecessor Mañil

José Santos Quilapán or simply Quilapán was a Mapuche chief active in the Mapuche resistance to the Occupation of Araucanía (1861-1883). He was the main chief of the Arribanos and inherited his charge as chief from his father Mañil.