In the late 1800's, Chile and Argentina were racing to colonize Patagonia. What if, in order to increase their claim of the area, Chile establishing a Tehuelche protectorate?
In the late 1800's, Chile and Argentina were racing to colonize Patagonia. What if, in order to increase their claim of the area, Chile establishing a Tehuelche protectorate?
How I don´t see this before.
As always the Answers boils down to when Exactly, before 1879 Argentina have nothing to do as Chile is a powerful and better organised country than the civil war torn Argentina, But is not of the Chilean Interest give a Free hand to the Tehuelches tribes as most of these tribes were formed from Chilean Mapuches emigrates, Maybe if Chile could get some kind of deal with the Majority of the Mapuches tribes to Go to Argentina, in exchange of modern weapons, and not coming back to Chile, we could do something, but again all depends on when exactly