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In 1992, in the V Centenary of the discovery of America, the
Mapuche people adopted a national flag that was presented for the
first time to the Spanish king in his visit to Chile. The flag is
based on the Nagche regional flag, but
is quite different in the border, the stripes (only three) and the
central emblem.
Jaume Ollé, 08 Nov 1996
This flag, with very minor differences, is listed under number 201 at the
chart Flags of Aspirant Peoples [eba94]
as: «Mapu [Araucania] (Mapuche Indians) - Chile.».
Ivan Sache, 15 Sep 1999
In the spring of 1991 in Valdivia was celebrated a convention called Meli Witram Mapu of the Mapuche People. The adoption of a national flag was aborted and 500 projects were presented. Five projects were selectioned for the five regions of the Mapuches. The definitive national flag was approved in 1992. The Mapuche unified their traditional government in 1991 in the National Conference of Temuco (18-21 March). The Aukin Wallmapu Ngulam (Council of all the lands) dirige currently the Mapuche People.
The flags share a common symbolism:
Jaume Ollé, 16 Sep 1996
At http://millamap.tripod.com/pprincipal.htm, is shown flag said to be a Mapuche flag, and which looks like a Bonnie Blue flag or a Somalian one… There is this comment: «According to Mr. Cesar Famin, in his Historia de Chile 1839, the Mapuche flag is made