Editing Terra nullius (section)

=== South America ===
==== Patagonia ====
[[Patagonia]] was according to some considerations regarded a ''terra nullius'' in the 19th century. This notion ignored the Spanish Crown's recognition of indigenous [[Mapuche]] sovereignty and is considered by scholars Nahuelpán and Antimil to have set the stage for an era of Chilean "republican colonialism".<ref name="NahuelpánMoreno-AntimilCaniupán-2019">{{cite journal |last1=Nahuelpán Moreno |first1=Héctor Javier |last2=Antimil Caniupán |first2=Jaime Anedo |year=2019 |title=Colonialismo republicano, violencia y subordinación racial mapuche en Chile durante el siglo XX |language=es |trans-title=Republican Colonialism, Violence and Mapuche Racial Subordination in Chile during the Twentieth Century |journal=Revista de historia regional y local |volume=11 |issue=21 |pages=211–248 |via=Dialnet |doi=10.15446/historelo.v11n21.71500 |doi-access=free |url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=6794837}}</ref>