The Steel Crown


The Steel Crown is the official publication of the North American Araucanian Royalist Society. It provides reliable English-language information about the history of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, the current activities of the Royal House of Araucania, and reports regarding the Mapuche people.

Back issues are available from the General Secretary for $7.50 each.

Some sample articles from back issues of The Steel Crown:


Back Issues Available:

  • The North American Araucanian Royalist Society Recently Formed
  • Orelie-Antoine, Antoonio Aurielle, or Orelie-Antoine: King by Any Name
  • Letter from the Editor of the Steel Crown, Daniel Morrison
  • Open Letter from the Director of the NAARS, Chev. R. B. Shull, K.C.S.J.
  • Manifesto of Orllie-Antoine I, King of Araucania and Patagonia
  • Araucanian Bibliography
  • The Road to Araucania Begins in Morocco: R. B. Cunninghamee Graham and Mogreb-el-Acksa

Number Two

  • NAARS Makes Gains
  • Death of Pedro de Valdivia
  • From the Editor
  • From the Director
  • The Succession to the Araucanian-Patagonian Throne and the Cultural and Civilizational Work of Orelie-Antoine I, De Jure and De Facto, by Dr. Norberto de Castro y Tosi
  • John Wilkinson and the 1967 Houston Ball Debacle
  • Araucanian Bibliography
  • Araucanian Numismatics
  • Memories of Arauco, by Fernando de Pierris
  • Music Fit for a King: Guillermo Frick and Music for Orelie-Antoine I

Number Three

  • Museum of the Kings of Araucania Opens
  • NAARS News
  • Legal Process of Abolition of Collective Property: The Mapuche Case, by Dr. Jorge Calbucura
  • Regarding some Notable Ancestors of Prince Philippe d'Araucanie, by Baron Serge de Benigsten
  • Temuco-Wallmapuche Declaration on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Indigenous Peoples and their Rights
  • Araucanian Bibliography
  • Among the Mapuche Indians of Aaraucania, by Robert Young, F.R.S.G.S.
  • The Mapuche Seek New Alliances: King Orelie-Antoine, by Jose Bengoa
  • Araucanian Marketplace

Number Four

  • A Visit with Prince Philippe d'Araucanie
  • News from NAARS
  • The Memory of King Orelie-Antoine, by Huichacurha Marhique
  • Mapuche History Hijacked by Huincas, by Marhiquewun
  • First English-Language Program on Kingdom of Araucania is in the Works
  • The Orders and Decorations of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, by Commissaire-General R. Stiot.
  • Prince Philippe Marries Elisabeth de Chavigny
  • Araucanian Bibliography

Number Five

  • The Royal Araucanian Wedding
  • Interview with Princess Elisabeth d'Araucanie
  • Prince Phillipe d'Araucanie Celebrates His 70th Birthday
  • News from NAARS
  • In the National Archives, Mapuches Find a Way to Defend their Land
  • Araucanian Coins-of-Tradition to be Revived
  • The Numismatic Legacy of the Royal House of Araucania-Patagonia (Part One), by Serge Huard
  • The Extinction of the Araucanians in Chile, by Prof. Dr. R. A. Philippi
  • Mapuche to be Taught in Rural Schools
  • The Mapuche International Link
  • Vive Le Roy! The Amazing Story of a French Country-Town Lawyer Who Became King of Araucania and Patagonia, by A. F. Tschiffely
  • Treaties Between the Mapuche and the Spanish Crown and the Republicss of Argentina and Chile, by Miguel Alfonso Martinez
  • Seals and Arms Associated with the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
  • The Great Araucanian Coin Sale and Auction

Number Six

  • The Death of Orelie-Antoine de Tounens
  • News From NAARS
  • The Monkey Puzzle Tree Harvest, by William Moult
  • Mapuche Matters in the Chilean Press
  • Araucanian Bibliography
  • Genealogy of Prince Philippe
  • An Ethnomaniac's Bucket of Bile, by Fernando de Pierris
  • Mapuche Music: Traditional and Post-Modern
  • The Numismatic Legacy of the Royal House of Araucania-Patagonia (Part Two), by Serge Huard
  • Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Guineaa Fowl, by Prince Philippe
  • News from the Royal House of Araucania
  • Araucanian Marketplace

Number Seven

  • The Order of the Steel Crown
  • News From NAARS
  • Mapuche Group Preserves Traditional Music and Drama While Promoting Mapuche Rights
  • Mapuche Put Earth First
  • Interview with Prince Philippe d'Araucanie by William Moult
  • Flags of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia and the Mapuche Nation
  • In History's Wake: Jean Francois Mouneix, Descendant of Marie, Sister of King Orelie-Antoine
  • The Detention of Pedro Angelo Tappa, Orelie-Antoine's Companion and Secretary, by Fernando de Pierris
  • Loss of Land Sends Mapuches to Cities
  • The Numismatic Legacy of the Royal House of Araucania-Patagonia (Part Three), by Serge Huard
  • Araucanian Bibliography

Number Eight

  • The Council of the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, by Don Jean-Michel Parasiliti di Paron, Baron of San Pedro de Hueyusco
  • Open Letter From Dan Morrison, General Secretary NAARS
  • The Araucanians, Harper's Magazine 1855
  • Religious Wedding of their Royal Highnesses, Prince Philippe and Princess Elisabeth of Araucania-Patagonia: September 20, 1997
  • Social Singing Among the Mapuche, by Mischa Titiev
  • The King of Araucania and Herbal Medicine
  • News from NAARS

Number Nine

  • Venerable Ceferino Namuncura
  • News from NAARS
  • Chilean Indians Wage a Guerrilla War to Regain a Forest Paradise All But Lost
  • Mapuche Resolution Presented to European Parliament
  • Royal Order of Queen Laure-Therese
  • Mapuche Leader Detained in Santiago, Chile
  • Modern Mapuche Cookery
  • The Opera of Guillermo Frick and the Araucanian National Anthem
  • Prologue to the Himno a Antoinio Orelie I, by Guillermo Frick
  • The National Hymn of Patagonia
  • New Testament Translated into Mapudungun
  • Araucanian Marketplace

Number Ten

  • Richard B. Shull, Founding Director of the NAARS, Dies
  • News from NAARS
  • The House of King Achille is Demolished
  • The Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, by Simon de Schryver
  • Constellations of the Wind, poetry by Prince Philippe
  • Millennial Message from Prince Phillipe to the Mapuche Nation
  • The Pot Calling the Kettle Black: Rebels, Pretenders and Imposters, a review by Dan Morrison
  • The Trial of Jacques Bernard
  • Prince Phillipe Addresses International Mapuche Conference in London
  • Indigenous Truth Commission Gets Underway

Number Eleven

  • Holidays Established for Mapuche Nation
  • News from NAARS
  • Prince Philippe's Golden Jubilee Marked with the Creation of a Commemorative Medal
  • Jacques-Antoine Bernard's Abdication
  • Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia Attracts Attention of London Financial Markets
  • La Dynaastie Oreliee Des Rois d'Araucanie et de Patagonie par la Grace de Dieu et La Volonte des Indiens de l'Extreme Sud Americain
  • New Year's Message to the Mapuche Nation

Number Twelve

  • News from NAARS
  • Medal of Honor Awarded to Lawyer and Journalist: Jose Lincoqueo and Pedro Cavuqueo are Recipents
  • Nitrate Token Erroneously Attributed to Orelie-Antoine I, by Wolfgang Bertsch
  • Not Just a Prince: Prince Philippe's Biography in Who's Who in France
  • Orelie-Antoine de Tounens on Animal Domestication
  • Letter from the Royal House of Araucania and Patagonia Regarding the Manifesto Kine Mapuche Rakizuam
  • Battles with the Press: Orelie-Antoine Writes to The Chavivari
  • Item Regarding the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia Appearing in The Times of London, May 10, 1873
  • The Case for Mapuche Sovereignty: Jose Lincoqueo vs. Chile

Number Thirteen

  • Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia Sesquicentennial Celebrations
  • News from NAARS
  • Prince Philippe Speaks Out Against Intrusions Upon Mapuche Sovereignty
  • Araucanian Notables Gather at La Cheze for Annual August Conclave
  • Career of Orelie-Antoine de Tounens as Remarked in the English-Language Press
  • Count Reynaldo Mariqueo Named Charges d'Affaires for the Royal House of Araucania
  • A New Supporter of the Royal House of Araucania

North American Araucanian Royalist Society