Kingdom of
Araucania and Patagonia

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Motto: Independencia y Libertad (English: Independence and Liberty)
Anthem: None
Type of entity:	Micronation
Location:	Southern Chile and Argentina
Area:	tba
Membership:	tba
Date of foundation:	1860
Leadership:	Prince Felipe (186?- )
Purported organisational structure:	Constitutional monarchy
Language:	Mapuche and French
Purported currency:	Peso

The Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (also called New France) was a micronation founded by a French lawyer and adventurer named Orelie-Antoine de Tounens in southern South America in the mid 19th century. At the time the local indigenous Mapuche population were engaged in a desperate armed struggle to retain their independence in the face of hostile military and economic encroachment by the governments of Chile and Argentina, who coveted the Mapuche lands for their agricultural potential. This page lists state and national mottos for the worlds independent states and their subdivisions. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (520x1004, 12 KB) Sumario es: Área reclamada por el Reino de la Araucanía y la Patagonia (en rojo) en: Reclamated area by Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia (in red) Límites: Norte: Río Bío-Bío y R... Micronations – sometimes also referred to as cybernations, fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects – are entities that resemble independent nations or states, but which are unrecognized by them, and for the most part exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Constitutional monarchies with representative parliamentary systems are shown in red A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchical government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges an elected or hereditary monarch as head of state. ... Mapudungun (mapu means earth and dungun means to speak) (also Mapudungu, Araucano, Araukano, Mapuche, Araucanian) is a language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche (mapu is earth and che means people) people. ... Micronations – sometimes also referred to as cybernations, fantasy countries, model countries, and new country projects – are entities that resemble independent nations or states, but which are unrecognized by them, and for the most part exist only on paper, on the Internet, or in the minds of their creators. ... Orelie-Antoine I, would-be-King of Araucania and Patagonia. ... Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, People + Mapu, of the Land) are the original Amerindian inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. ...

While visiting the region in 1860, Orelie-Antoine came to sympathise with the Mapuche cause, and the Mapuche leaders in turn elected him to the position of King — possibly in the belief that their cause might be better served with a European acting on their behalf. Orelie-Antoine then set about establishing a government, created a blue, white and green flag, and had coins minted for the nation under the name of Nouvelle France.

Orelie-Antoine I, King of Araucania and Patagonia.

His efforts at securing international recognition for the Mapuche were thwarted by the Chilean and Argentinian governments, who captured, imprisoned and then deported him on several occasions. King Orelie-Antoine I eventually died penniless in France in 1878 after years of fruitless struggle to regain his perceived legitimate authority over his conquered kingdom. King Orelie-Antoine I of Araucania and Patagonia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... King Orelie-Antoine I of Araucania and Patagonia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

The first Araucanian king's present-day successor, Prince Felipe, lives in France and has renounced his predecessor's claims to the Kingdom, but he has kept alive the memory of Orelie-Antoine, and lent continued support to the ongoing struggle for Mapuche self-determination by authorising the minting of forty or so coins in cupronickel, silver, gold and palladium since 1988. Cupronickel is an alloy of copper, nickel and stengthening impurities, such as iron and manganese. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number palladium, Pd, 46 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 5, d Appearance silvery white metallic Atomic mass 106. ...

Monarchs

• King Orélie Antoine I (1860-1878)
• King Aquiles I (1878-1902)
• King Antonio II (1902-1903)
• Queen Laura Teresa I (1903-1916)
• King Antonio III (1916-1952)
• Prince Felipe (1952 - present)

1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also

• Araucania
• Patagonia

Orelie-Antoine I, King of Araucania and Patagonia. ... In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ...

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