Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia
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The Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia (Spanish: Reino de la Araucanía y de la Patagonia; French: Royaume d'Araucanie et de Patagonie), sometimes referred to as Kingdom of New France (French: Royaume de Nouvelle-France), was an unrecognized state[1][2] declared by two ordinances on November 17, 1860 and November 20, 1860 from Antoine de Tounens, a French lawyer and adventurer, who claimed that the regions of Araucanía and eastern Patagonia did not depend of any other states and proclaimed himself[3][4][5] king of Araucanía and Patagonia. He had the support of some Mapuche lonkos around a small area in Araucanía, who thought they could help maintain independence from the Chilean and Argentine governments.
Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia Reino de la Araucanía y la Patagonia | |
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1860–1862 | |
Status | Unrecognized State |
Capital | Perquenco (claimed) |
Common languages | Mapudungun |
Government | Elective Monarchy |
King | |
• 1860–1862 | Orélie-Antoine I (Aurelio Antonio I) |
History | |
• Established | November 17/20, 1860 |
• Disestablished | January 5, 1862 |
Currency | Araucanía and Patagonia peso (since 1874) |
Today part of | Argentina Chile |
Arrested on January 5, 1862 by the Chilean authorities, Antoine de Tounens was imprisoned and declared insane on September 2, 1862 by the court of Santiago[6] and expelled to France on October 28, 1862.[7] He later tried three times to return to Araucanía to reclaim his "kingdom" without success.