The Conquest of Chile is a period in the history of Chile that starts when Pedro de Valdivia went to Chile in 1541 and ends with the death of MartÃ n GarcÃ a Ã `` Ã ez de Loyola , in the Battle of Curalaba in 1598 or alternatively with the Destruction of the Seven Cities .
The Conquest of Chile is a period in Chilean historiography that starts with the arrival of Pedro de Valdivia to Chile in 1541 and ends with the death of MartÃ n GarcÃ a Ã `` Ã ez de Loyola , in the Battle of Curalaba in 1598 or alternatively with the Destruction of the Seven Cities .