Caicumeo

Caicumeo, or Caycumeo, was the local name of the Camino Real in Chiloé Island in Chile. It crossed through dense forest and swamps, linking Castro with Ancud.^[1][2] The road was opened in 1788.^[1] According to local lore, the name was derived from a villager who is said to have cleared the track using only a machete.^[1] The road was established after the Spanish founded the "city-fort" of Ancud in northern Chiloé, leading to increased trade and agricultural expansion.^[2][3]

See also

• Huilliche uprising of 1792

References

1. León León, Marco Antonio (2015). "Una Provincia "Enteramente Insular": Geografía, exploraciones y cotidianeidad en Chiloé Republicano, Chile (1826-1900)". Magallania. 43 (1). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
2. Sahady Villanueva, Antonio; Bravo Sánchez, José; Quilodrán Rubio, Carolina (2010). "Flandes Indiano Chiloense: un patrimonio invencible en el tiempo". Revista de Urbanismo (in Spanish). 23: 1–27. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. Urbina Carrasco, María Ximena (2014). "El frustrado fuerte de Tenquehuen en el archipiélago de los Chonos, 1750: Dimensión chilota de un conflicto hispano-británico". Historia. 47 (I). Retrieved 28 January 2016.