Colocolo, colo-colo, Colo-Colo, or Colo Colo may refer to:
Colo has several meanings:
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has played its home games at Estadio Monumental David Arellano since 1989. Colo-Colo is regarded as the most successful club of Chilean football.
Colocolo was a Mapuche leader in the early period of the Arauco War. He was a major figure in Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga's epic poem La Araucana, about the early Arauco War. In the poem he was the one that proposed the contest between the rival candidates for Toqui that resulted in the choice of Caupolicán. As a historical figure there are some few contemporary details about him. Stories of his life were written long after his lifetime and display many points of dubious historical accuracy.
The Estadio Monumental is a football Stadium in Macul, south-east of the centre of the Chilean capital Santiago. It serves as the home ground of Colo-Colo, and on occasions also for other clubs and the national football team. The stadium has a current spectator capacity of 47,347. The actual playing field is named after David Arellano, the founder of Colo-Colo; therefore, on occasions the whole stadium is referred to as Estadio Monumental David Arellano.
The mythology and religion of the indigenous Mapuche people of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina is an extensive and ancient belief system. A series of unique legends and myths are common to the various groups that make up the Mapuche people. These myths tell of the creation of the world and the various deities and spirits that reside in it.
The Peuchen is a creature from the Mapuche mythology and Chilote mythology pertaining to southern Chile, a much feared shapeshifting creature that can instantly change into animal form.
The Colo Colo or Colocolo is an evil rat-like creature from Mapuche mythology. The marsupial monito del monte is sometimes called "colocolo" due to its similarity with the mythical beast.
Guillermo Subiabre Astorga was a Chilean footballer. During his career he played for Colo-Colo (1927–1934), Santiago Wanderers, and the Chile national football team. He also participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Carlos Humberto Rivas Torres is a Chilean Canadian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Arauco is a city and commune in Chile, located in Arauco Province in the Bío Bío Region. The meaning of Arauco means Chalky Water in Mapudungun. The region was a Moluche aillarehue. The Spanish settlements founded here during the Conquest of Chile were destroyed on numerous occasions by the Mapuche during the Arauco War.
Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-sided wing-back for Primera B club Coquimbo Unido.
Sebastián Patricio Toro Hormazábal is a Chilean footballer who plays for Unión San Felipe. A central defender, he can also play as a full back.
Nathalie Alejandra Quezada Altamirano is a Chilean football striker, currently playing for Deportes Puerto Montt in the Chilean Championship. She played the 2011 Copa Libertadores's final.
Five ships of the Chilean Navy have been named after the Mapuche leader Colo Colo:
The badge of Colo-Colo represents the Mapuche chieftain Colocolo, who led the Arauco War against the Spanish empire in 1560s. On 19 April 1925, when the club was established, Luis Contreras — one of the players that founded the club alongside Arellano — defined the team's badge, in representation of the chief and the country's indigenous people. However, the legend of Colocolo says that he was Palín champion, sport practiced by the Mapuches on both sides competing for win a thick ball of cloth. But the existence of this Araucan figure has been questioned, such as said Diego Barros Arana in its monumental text called Historia General de Chile. Contrary to this, writer Jerónimo de Vivar in one of its works, confirms their existence.
Luis Hernán Pérez Ramírez is a former Chilean footballer and manager that currently coaching Primera B club Deportes La Serena.
The 1990 Campeonato Nacional, was the 58th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won its seventeenth title. Deportes Concepción, as Liguilla winners, also qualified for the next Copa Libertadores.
The 1956 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 24th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their seventh title.
The 1960 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, was the 28th season of top-flight football in Chile. Colo-Colo won their eighth title following a 5–2 win against Rangers in the championship last match day on 10 December 1960, also qualifying to the 1961 Copa de Campeones de America.
Yessenia Estefani Huenteo Cheuquemán is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Palestino and the Chile women's national team.