The
Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia was established in 1860. The
tricolor flag of the Kingdom was created by King Orelie-Antoine I and
first used in 1861. Its colors are blue, white and green.
Mapuche Nation
number approximately 1.8 million people, 1.1 million living in
Chile and the remainder living in Argentina. On March 18-21, 1991 the
Consejo de Todas las Tierras -- an umbrella organization of many local
Mapuche groups -- met to establish flags for the Mapuche nation and local
Mapuche sub-groups. A design competition was held and more than 500
designs were submitted. One flag for the Mapuche nation and five flags for
five regional Mapuche groups were adopted in 1992.