Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
So imagine there was a big forest with lots of animals and trees and rivers. And lots of different groups of people lived there too. One group of people decided that they wanted to create their own country called the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia.
They chose this name because they thought it sounded really cool and it was based on the name of the Indigenous people who had been living there for thousands of years – the Mapuche. The Mapuche had been living in the forest and the surrounding areas for a very long time, but they didn’t have their own country like the people who wanted to create the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia.
The people who wanted to create the kingdom thought that they could make their own rules and have their own government in this area. They declared themselves the king and queen of the kingdom and started printing their own money and passports. They even designed their own flag and created official stamps!
However, not everyone was happy with this. Some people thought that it wasn’t fair to just declare a whole area as their own country. The countries that already existed in South America like Chile and Argentina also disagreed with the idea of a new kingdom being created in their territory.
Eventually, the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia didn’t last very long. The people who had declared themselves the king and queen were eventually arrested and the idea of a new country in that area was forgotten. But it’s still an interesting part of history to learn about!
They chose this name because they thought it sounded really cool and it was based on the name of the Indigenous people who had been living there for thousands of years – the Mapuche. The Mapuche had been living in the forest and the surrounding areas for a very long time, but they didn’t have their own country like the people who wanted to create the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia.
The people who wanted to create the kingdom thought that they could make their own rules and have their own government in this area. They declared themselves the king and queen of the kingdom and started printing their own money and passports. They even designed their own flag and created official stamps!
However, not everyone was happy with this. Some people thought that it wasn’t fair to just declare a whole area as their own country. The countries that already existed in South America like Chile and Argentina also disagreed with the idea of a new kingdom being created in their territory.
Eventually, the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia didn’t last very long. The people who had declared themselves the king and queen were eventually arrested and the idea of a new country in that area was forgotten. But it’s still an interesting part of history to learn about!