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Event war Americas

Conquest of the Desert

1878 CE – 1885 CE

Argentina's military campaign to seize Patagonia and the Pampas from indigenous peoples.

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1870s–1884 Argentine campaign in Patagonia

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Conflict · Americas

Conquest of the Desert

1878 CE – 1885 CE

Argentina's military campaign to seize Patagonia and the Pampas from indigenous peoples. General Julio Argentino Roca's expedition killed or displaced thousands of Mapuche and Tehuelche, opening vast lands for settlement.

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