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Looking at the historical maps we've got, it looks as if nobody really wanted to touch Patagonia at all until the 19th century. Why is that, and how can it be colonized sooner (preferably not by a major colonial power, more prferably by a German state, and even more preferably before 1800)?

Best bet seems to be the Chubut River area, maybe because of attempt at converting the "Patagonian Giants" (not that they actually existed, but it would be as a good a reason as any back then) described by a survivor of Magellan's trip around the world, or in pursuit of gold one might think in the possesion of such giants.
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