Toqui
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Toqui is a title conferred by the Mapuche on those chosen as leaders during times of war. The toqui is chosen in an assembly or parliament of the chieftains of various clans or confederation of clans,
Toqui Lautaro, painting by Pedro Subercaseaux.
Lonko
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A lonko or lonco, is a chief of several Mapuche communities. These were often ulmen, the wealthier men in the lof. In wartime, lonkos of the various local rehue or the larger aillarehue would gather i
Toqui
…and Argentinian people) on those chosen as leaders during times of war. The toqui is chosen in an assembly or parliament (coyag) of the chieftains (loncos) of various clans (Rehues) or confederation of clans (Aillarehues), allied during the war at hand. The toqui commanded strict obedience of all the…
Portrait of the lonco Quilapán.