Tehuelches is the collective name of the native tribes of Patagonia. They are also called Patagonians.
It is possible that the stories of the early European explorers about the Patagones, a race of giants in South America, are based on the Tehuelches, because the Tehuelches are typically tall. According to the 2001 census [INDEC], there were 4,300 Tehuelche in the provinces of Chubut and Santa Cruz, and a further 1,637 in other parts of Argentina and from Chile.
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Tehuelches, guardo admiracion por nuestros antepasados, los primeros pobladores de estas zonas, antes que vengan los españoles a matarlos.
Martinlto 3 years ago