Janequeo was born around 1587, the exact date is unknown. She was a lonco, a leader and she’s a hero to the Mapuche-Pehuenche people. She was the wife of Huepotaen, who was a lonco, an indigenous leader. When he was tortured and killed by the Spanish governor, Alonso de Sotomayor, she became the lonco and led a long battle against the Spanish. <br /><br />Book mentioned: https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/janequeo<br /><br />A Little Bit de Todo is a podcast about a little bit of everything, for curious minds of all ages. Every weekday, host Cristina tells you about something Latino/Latine related, but in a bite sized episode.<br /><br />Are there topics you want covered? Email Cristina at [email protected]<br /><br />Check out Cristina's other podcasts:<a href="https://www.espookytales.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Espooky Tales</a> and<a href="https://www.historiasunknown.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Historias Unknown</a><br /><br />Keep up with<a href="https://twitter.com/i_am_Cristi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cristina</a> on X and on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@cristi_smalls" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Threads</a><br /><br />Cristina works on a bunch of different podcasts, as an editor, researcher, writer and sometimes producer. Keep up with her work: https://www.lumaguemedia.com/<br /><br />Music by<a href="https://pixabay.com/users/beetpro-16097074/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=10096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> beetpro</a> from<a href="https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=10096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Pixabay</a><br /><br />Additional music and sound effects from Pixabay<br /><br />Episode art: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Janequeo_hero%C3%ADna_mapuche.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joel André o Andre.E.x.E</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons
