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Orélie-Antoine de Tounens

1825–1878 · 19th century · Also known as Orélie-Antoine I

Orélie-Antoine de Tounens was a French lawyer from the Dordogne who proclaimed himself king of Araucanía and Patagonia in 1860, claiming the independent Mapuche lands of southern Chile and Argentina. Chilean authorities arrested him in 1862 and deported him to France. He made several failed attempts to return and died in France in 1878, while later pretenders kept up his title.

Orélie-Antoine de Tounens
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Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia

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