Perquenco

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Perquenco
Location of Perquenco commune within the Araucania Region
Location of Perquenco commune within the Araucania Region
Perquenco (Chile)
Perquenco
Perquenco
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 38°25′S 72°23′W / -38.417, -72.383
Country Chile
Admin. division Araucanía Region
Province Cautín Province

Perquenco is a comuna and town in southern Chile's Araucanía Region. The town was declared capital of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia by Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, but soon after it was occupied by Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez who was in charge of the Chilean occupation of the Araucanía.

Coordinates: 38°25′S 72°23′W / -38.417, -72.383