This is a kind of cool statue of some kind of native - I would guess Mapuche, since this was where Valdivia defeated the Mapuches and drove them into another area - I guess I've just not seen many pictures of Mapuche warriors, since a lot of what I focused on in researching them was about the Mapuche shaman women, called machi. And most pictures I see of both men and women, they're just standing or sitting around their houses with silver jewelry on. Anyway - this is a statue of a native man - looks like he's staking his ground, but they lost, so maybe it just represents the struggle. Ooh - or maybe Valdivia dressed like a native man. Ok - maybe I'll get some actual Chilean history under my belt by the time I leave, and I can tell you then.