lied ▁with ▁disp la ced ▁Map uche ▁and ▁made ▁cattle ▁the ft ▁their ▁chief ▁business . ▁St olen ▁cattle ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁market p laces ▁through ▁the ▁region . ▁▁ ▁Thus ▁Ara uc an ía ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁in secure ▁zone ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁Ass ault s ▁and ▁rob ber y ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁car b ines , ▁revol vers ▁and ▁other ▁fire ar ms ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁households ▁of ▁Ara uc an ía . ▁Band it ry ▁in ▁Ara uc an ía ▁and ▁Central ▁Chile ▁was ▁begun ▁to ▁be ▁suppress ed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁police ▁C uer po ▁de ▁G end arm es ▁para ▁las ▁Col on ias , ▁a ▁prede cess or ▁to ▁Chile ' s ▁main ▁police ▁force ▁Car ab iner os ▁de ▁Chile . ▁Hern án ▁T riz ano ▁led ▁this ▁polic ing ▁force ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁band its ▁Independ ence ▁Era ▁José ▁Miguel ▁Ne ira , ▁leader ▁of ▁Los ▁Ne ir inos , ▁patri ots ▁Pin che ira ▁brothers , ▁royal ists ▁ 1 8 3 5 – 1 9 0 0 ▁Juan ▁de ▁Dios ▁López ▁ ▁the ▁M endo za ▁brothers ▁Ci ri aco ▁Con tr eras ▁Pan cho ▁Fal c ato ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁C ue va ▁de ▁los ▁Pin che ira ▁Map uche ▁conflict ▁Map uche ▁u pr ising ▁of ▁