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Tehuelches Indians were almost exterminated during the process of European colonization.
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Tehuelches, the Araucans Huiliches; Bougainville gives them the name of Chauha, and Falkner that of Tehuelhets.
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Negro, where in such a vast unknown country they would be safe, is prevented by a treaty with the Tehuelches to this effect; — that Rosas pays them so much to slaughter every
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Negro, where in such a vast unknown country they would be safe, is prevented by a treaty with the Tehuelches to this effect; — that Rosas pays them so much to slaughter every
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In the interior are to be found the Pampas Indians and the tribes of the Tehuelches.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The Eskimo are small, dolichocephalic, and have a yellow skin; the Tehuelches are large, dolichocephalic, and have a reddish skin; the Polynesians are large, mesocephalic, and have a reddish skin.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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The escape of the Indians to the south of the Rio Negro, where in such a vast unknown country they would be safe, is prevented by a treaty with the Tehuelches to this effect; that Rosas pays them so much to slaughter every Indian who passes to the south of the river, but if they fail in so doing, they themselves are to be exterminated.
Chapter V 1909
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Negro, where in such a vast unknown country they would be safe, is prevented by a treaty with the Tehuelches to this effect; -- that
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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