# Entierro

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In [Chilean folklore](/source/Chilean_folklore) the **entierros** (lit. "burrowing") are legendary [treasures buried](/source/Buried_treasure) in different locations by different motives. The identity of the alleged burrowers vary from case to case, sometimes being [indigenous peoples](/source/Indigenous_peoples_in_Chile), [pirates](/source/Pirate) and [privateers](/source/Privateers) like [Francis Drake](/source/Francis_Drake) or the [Jesuits](/source/Society_of_Jesus).[1] A significant number of the entierro legends relate to the Spanish [Conquest of Chile](/source/Conquest_of_Chile) in the 16th century.[1] Associated to this there is a significant folklore on how to unearth the entierros.[1]

Some people believe that a nocturnal bird called [Alicanto](/source/Alicanto) can show to [treasure hunters](/source/Treasure_hunter) the location of entierros.[2]

[Patagua trees](/source/Crinodendron_patagua) are said to signal or guide people to an entierro.[3]

## Particular entierros

### Colonial era entierros

In the far north of Chile a tale says that because Francis Drake feared falling prisoner to the Spanish he buried his treasure near [Arica](/source/Arica).[1] Further south in [Quintero](/source/Quintero) is [Cueva del Pirata](/source/Cueva_del_Pirata) (lit. "Cave of the Pirate") which is also associated with a treasure of Francis Drake.[4]

In [Carelmapu](/source/Carelmapu) an entierro is said to have been left by the Spanish in an effort to hide valuables from Dutch invaders that [sacked the settlement in 1643](/source/Dutch_expedition_to_Valdivia).[5]

During the [Suppression of the Society of Jesus](/source/Suppression_of_the_Society_of_Jesus) in 1767 folklore says Jesuits of buried their valuables near their confiscated estate in [Ocoa](/source/Ocoa%2C_Chile).[6] By some accounts the buried treasure was once found but nothing was extracted since the [vault](/source/Vault_(architecture)) proved resistant to dynamite.[6] Another saying tells that those who seek to recover the treasure become cursed.[7]

### Post-colonial and undated entierros

Also associated with the Jesuits was an entierro said to exist at a large rock known as Piedra del Padre in [Cajón del Maipo](/source/Caj%C3%B3n_del_Maipo). The rock was said to resemble a priest. Allegedly the rock was blown up with explosives in an attempt to retrieve the treasure but nothing was found.[8]

One story about an entierro is set during the [Chilean War of Independence](/source/Chilean_War_of_Independence). Reportedly in the aftermath of the [patriot](/source/Patriot_Governments_(Spanish_American_independence)) defeat at the [Battle of Rancagua](/source/Battle_of_Rancagua) (1814) some patrician families gathered their valuables in an [ox cart](/source/Ox_cart) to have them evacuated to [Mendoza](/source/Mendoza_Province) across the Andes. It is said that the cart had only reached [Laguna de Aculeo](/source/Laguna_de_Aculeo) when the Spanish caught up with it. To avoid capture of the treasure, the driver hit the oxen with the spike of his picana making them plunge towards the centre of the lake where the cart and the treasure then sank and were lost in the lake's mud.[8][7]

Another entierro is said to exist in [Laguna de los Cristales](/source/Laguna_de_los_Cristales) in the Andes in the commune of [Rengo](/source/Rengo).[7] The entierro is said to have come into being when an [arriero](/source/Arriero) sought shelter near the lake amidst a [snow storm](/source/Snow_storm). While he was sleeping, the waters rose and brought him and his mules to the bottom of the lake. According to folklore, the mules can still be seen at the bottom of the lake on sunny days. In some versions the arriero and his mules can occasionally be seen getting out of the lake and onto a path.[7]

## See also

- [Carbunclo](/source/Carbunclo)

- [City of the Caesars](/source/City_of_the_Caesars)

- [Cueva de los Pincheira](/source/Cueva_de_los_Pincheira)

- [Robinson Crusoe Island](/source/Robinson_Crusoe_Island)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Soniaentierro_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Soniaentierro_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Soniaentierro_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Soniaentierro_1-3) Montencino 2015, p. 268–273

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Vicuna1915_2-0)** Vicuña Cifuentes, Julio (1915). [*Mitos y supersticiones recogidos de la tradición oral chilena*](http://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-8171.html) (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: [Imprenta Universitaria](/source/Editorial_Universitaria). pp. 1–2.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979133_3-0)** [Plath 1979](#CITEREFPlath1979), p. 133.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Soniacueva_4-0)** Montencino 2015, p. 196-197

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979127_5-0)** [Plath 1979](#CITEREFPlath1979), p. 127.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plath-79-129_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plath-79-129_6-1) Plath 1979, p. 129

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979129_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979129_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979129_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979129_7-3) [Plath 1979](#CITEREFPlath1979), p. 129.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979128_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPlath1979128_8-1) [Plath 1979](#CITEREFPlath1979), p. 128.

**Bibliography**

- Montecino Aguirre, Sonia (2015). *Mitos de Chile: Enciclopedia de seres, apariciones y encantos* (in Spanish). [Catalonia](/source/Catalonia_(publisher)). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-956-324-375-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-956-324-375-8).

- [Plath, Oreste](/source/Oreste_Plath) (1979). *Folklore chileno* (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Editorial Nascimiento.

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