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Etymology
The name Patagonia was given to this region by the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan, under the direction of the Monarchy of Spain, in 1520, after he had made contact with Tehuelche people, who called themselves Patagons. Due to winter approaching from the south, Magellan decided to pass through in a bay located 49° south latitude, which they named San Julian Bay, since they arrived there on the day of San Julían de Cesarea. While provisions were low it was necessary to make a first rationing of supplies, which resulted in a mutiny of three of the five ships. The captains Luis de Mendoza and Gaspar de Quesada were executed, while Juan de Cartagena was abandoned on the desolate coast near the same bay next to the same priest that had lead the mutiny. In that moment the story made by Antonio Pigafetta mentions for the first time the name of the place as Patagonia.

According to some investigators, starting with Francisco López de Gómara, Magellan would have observed the big feet of the indigenous and would have called them in their natural language, Portuguese, Patagão, which is to say big paw, since this word does not exist in Portuguese. Other authors, without making reference to that language, keep the name "Patagons" derived from "Patones" or in other words people with big feet. It's worth mentioning, however, that the chronicler Pigafetta wrote in his story of Magellan's trip: "Our captain called this place Patagons", without mentioning where it came from. In other texts, as well as the map that comes along with it, uses the formal name Patagonia.