La Huerta, or Huerta de Mataquito is a village (aldea) or small town near the north bank of the Mataquito River

Mataquito River

Mataquito is a river located in the Province of Curicó, Maule Region of Chile and formed by the union of rivers Teno and Lontué about 10 kilometers west of Curicó near the locality of Sagrada Familia and empties into the Pacific Ocean south of the town of Iloca, Licantén.- Source :*...

, in the Hualañé

Hualañé

Hualañé is a town and commune of the Curicó Province in Chile's eighth region of Maule.Situated in the Mataquito River valley, its main activities are the agriculture of tomatoes, potatoes, and grapes for wine...

 commune, in the Curicó Province

Curicó Province

Curicó Province is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule . Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of...

, in the Maule Region

Maule Region

The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...

, of Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

. It is 45 kilometers west of the city of Curicó

Curicó

Curicó , meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun , is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley....

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Nearby to the northeast is the Cerro Chiripilco and the monument commemorating the death of Lautaro

Lautaro

Lautaro was a Mapuche military leader and protagonist of the War of Arauco in Chile. He defeated and exterminated the Spanish forces of Governor Pedro de Valdivia and was almost able to expel them from the area when he was killed in battle.-Early life:...

 in the Battle of Mataquito

Battle of Mataquito

Battle of Mataquito was a battle in the Arauco War on April 30, 1557, a dawn surprise attack on Lautaro's fortified camp between a wooded mountain and the shore of the Mataquito River...

 that is thought to have been fought at its foot near the Mataquito River.

Source

• Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, Segunda Edicion Corregida y Aumentada, Nueva York, D. Appelton y Compania, 1899. Pg. 319, Huerta de Mataquito

External links

• Google Satelite Map of La Huerta, Hualañé commune, Curico Province, Maule Region, Chile Note photos of nearby Cerro Chiripilco and the monument commemorating the death of Lautaro
  Lautaro
  Lautaro was a Mapuche military leader and protagonist of the War of Arauco in Chile. He defeated and exterminated the Spanish forces of Governor Pedro de Valdivia and was almost able to expel them from the area when he was killed in battle.-Early life:...
  
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