[2] He crossed the Andes from Araucania to the Pampas around 1830 after a call from the governor of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas, to fight the Boroanos tribe.
Calfucurá succeeded in ending the military power of the Boroanos when he massacred a large part of them in 1834 during a meeting for trade.
After the defeat of the Boroanos, Calfucurá settled in the Salinas Grandes area along with several other indigenous groups.
At the same time, he entered into diplomatic relations with both the State of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation.
This Blue Stone was inherited by my deceased father [ Manuel Namuncurá ], and as long as we kept it with veneration and respect, we were lucky and prosperous.