In history of Latin America: Indians and Spaniards Their ruler was called a cacique, and the Spaniards adopted the word and carried it with them wherever they went in the Americas. The cacique received labour but not tribute in kind, and the encomendero, in practice, followed suit. Read More
leadership of Mapuche Indians
In Mapuche Each settlement had a cacique, or chief, whose authority did not generally extend beyond his own village. The Mapuche cultivated corn (maize), beans, squash, potatoes, chili peppers, and other vegetables and fished, hunted, and kept guinea pigs for meat. They kept llamas as pack animals and as a source… Read More
relationship to caciquism
In caciquism …local chiefs or bosses (caciques). As a class, these leaders have often played a key role in their countries’ political structure. Read More
