Or%C3%A9lie Antoine de Tounens
OrlieAntoine de Tounens was a French lawyer, and adventurer, who assumed the title of King of Araucana and Patagonia. It is disputed whether Tounens was a selfproclaimed king or was elected in a national assembly by more than 3,000 indigenous Mapuche delegates and the highest Mapuche authorities of the time, including the most important Loncos and Toki .
OrlieAntoine de Tounens was born May 12, 1825 in Chourgnac, Dordogne. He moved to Coquimbo in Chile in 1858 and spent two years in Valparaso and Santiago, studying Spanish and forming social connections. Later he moved to Valdivia where he met two French merchants, Lachaise and Desfontaines. He explained his plans to them about founding a French colony in the Araucana. 1860 he moved to Araucana among the Mapuche who, at the time, were de jure and de facto an independent nation.
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